Europe Archive

October 16, 2012

Burgundy sale reinforces call for new wave of competition

Burgundy sale reinforces call for new wave of competition

Oslo Børs has agreed the acquisition of Nordic-focused market Burgundy, providing further evidence of an increasingly challenging environment for alternative venues in Europe. read more>

October 16, 2012

MEPs set date for MiFID II sign off

MEPs will vote on the European Parliament’s version of MiFID II on 26 October, with broad support expected on key issues including broker crossing networks and high-frequency trading. read more>

October 16, 2012

Executive departures spark NYSE Euronext shake-up

NYSE Euronext, the operator of stock exchanges in France, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands, has changed the way it plans to engage with customers in Europe, following a reorganisation of some of the exchange group’s key executives. read more>

October 15, 2012

LSEG to broaden access options via third parties

The London Stock Exchange Group plans to introduce new connectivity services which will offer members a series of new options for directly accessing its markets. read more>

October 11, 2012

BME sets date for co-location service

Spain’s Bolsas y Mercados Españoles will introduce co-location services on its market from next month as part of efforts to increase high-frequency trading at the national exchange. read more>

October 11, 2012

European FTT will hit end-investors

A European financial transaction tax on bonds, shares and derivatives trading agreed upon by 11 EU countries on Tuesday would hit end investors, not financial institutions, and could easily be sidestepped through trading in alternative instruments. read more>

October 10, 2012

Market casts doubt on Liikanen reforms

A report released last week that recommends ring-fencing banks’ deposit taking activities from trading operations, may not go far enough in protecting investors, market participants have suggested. read more>

October 08, 2012

HFT curbs to hit market makers – academic research

Proposed rules to curb high-frequency trading in European regulation will harm market making operations more than predatory price arbitrage strategies, new research has shown. read more>

October 04, 2012

FSA seeks to bolster UK listings regime

The UK’s Financial Services Authority has proposed changing free float and corporate governance requirements in a bid to strengthen the country's listings regime. read more>

October 04, 2012

MEPs’ open access stance threatens Europe’s single market ambitions

MEPs’ open access stance threatens Europe’s single market ambitions

By removing derivatives market infrastructure open access provisions in MiFID II, MEPs risk turning back the clock on developing a competitive single market in Europe, warn market participants. read more>