Regions Archive

Last week's cash market report from the Australian Securities Exchange appears to show a sharp decline in dark pool volumes following new rules on price improvement introduced at the end of May by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. read more>

Nasdaq OMX Nordic has expanded its smart order router (SOR), enabling it to offer trading in all shares across all five Nordic countries. read more>

Singapore Exchange has appointed a new post-trade head as it continues to position itself ahead of changes to Asia's clearing and settlement environment. read more>

Newly formed European agency broker Kepler Cheuvreux has integrated its operations and will leverage its Continental presence and CA Cheuvreux's execution tools to drive trading operations. read more>

Plans to dispose of markets operator Euronext after IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) acquires its parent firm NYSE Euronext has attracted widespread interest, but establishing a precise value for the entity will prove difficult, an expert has warned. read more>

Law firm Deacons gives its thoughts about how the ability of European investors to access Asian markets via its local buy-side managers will be affected by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. read more>

The expected start date for derivatives reporting has been delayed by the European Securities Markets Authority to at least November – but one potential trade repository says it's now unlikely for reporting to begin before 2014. read more>

NYSE Euronext has appointed Eric Forest to be chairman and CEO of its SME marketplace, EnterNext. read more>

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has signed up the first four firms to support its initiative to develop standardised reporting for cleared OTC derivatives. read more>

With the latest OTC derivatives clearing deadline due on Monday in the US, concerns remain that buy-side firms and third-party technology providers are not ready for the increased regulatory burden. read more>