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Global investment bank Nomura has appointed John Adair and Paul Dolan as joint heads of equities, Asia Pacific. read more>

US market operator BATS Global Markets will appoint Mark Hemsley as CEO of BATS Chi-X Europe, the pan-European multilateral trading facility that will be created following the merger of MTFs Chi-X Europe and BATS Europe. read more>

US investment bank Jefferies has appointed six new managing directors in Asia in a continuing effort to build out its equity sales and trading capabilities in the region. read more>

Turquoise, the multilateral trading facility majority-owned by the London Stock Exchange, has reshuffled its management and board structure, promoting Adrian Farnham to the role of CEO. read more>

Maria Velentza will move from her role as head of unit, securities markets, DG Internal Market and Services at the European Commission, in which she was responsible for regulatory policy relating to the MiFID review, a month before MiFID II legislation is expected. read more>

The London Stock Exchange Group has confirmed that Mark Ryland, previously chief technology officer for its multilateral trading facility Turquoise has left the firm. read more>

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has confirmed the departure of Mark Wheatley, the firm's head of electronic trading, Asia Pacific, and head of Japan equities. read more>

Former Turquoise CEO Eli Lederman's compensation claim for unfair dismissal is expected to be resolved next month, pending an employment tribunal's view of the acquisition of a majority stake in the multilateral trading facility by the London Stock Exchange in 2010. read more>

The European Parliament has confirmed Verena Ross as the first executive director of the European Securities and Markets Authority, the new pan-European securities regulator, operational since January 2011. read more>

Japanese investment bank Nomura has appointed Norikazu Akedo, head of trading, equities, Japan, Samuel Ruiz, joint head of equities, EMEA, and former Lehman Brothers COO, EMEA, Benoit Savoret, who was named joint head of global equities earlier this month, to be senior managing directors along with nine other executives. read more>