The past week saw a steady stream of hires across trading and execution desks, including a buy-side global head of trading, as well as two senior appointments and a high touch trader hire.
Move comes after almost three decades at BlackRock, most recently as co-head of global trading.
Move follows 21 years with the bank; new role set to focus on futures and options sales and trading.
Strategic investment is the first institutional funding round for Crypto.com; move ups value of the business to $20 billion.
As part of the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance, HSBC and LSEG have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver a bilateral Digital Securities Depository link.
Through the move, more than 5,000 US shares and ETFs are now available for 24/5 trading; enhancements extend available US trading day from 6.5 hours to up to 16 hours.
Investment targets improvements in SSI data quality, governance and automation across post-trade workflows.
The suggested reform package would simplify AIFMD-related rules from 2013; the move would "particularly boost freedom for smaller firms to find new ways to achieve the same high standards", said FCA markets director.
CFTC-regulated event contract market Rothera has launched after just five months to coincide with The World Cup; platform is approaching a 10% share of US event contract market volume.
The collaboration will connect portfolio construction, risk insight, and trading decisions in a unified buy-side workflow, The TRADE can reveal.