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New interfaces aim to give firms clearer visibility into clearing, settlement and post-trade activity. 

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) advocates for policy improvements and changes across the European investment management industry; members include firms such as BlackRock, Invesco, DWS and Fidelity International, among others. 

The past week was one for the books in terms of people moves, with a new buy-side head of ETF capital markets for EMEA and APAC, as well as senior positions across the sell-side spanning market structure, equities, rates and derivatives. 

New hire joins from Soros Fund Management, having served in various different roles over the past 14 years. 

Move is aimed at assisting National Competent Authorities (NCAs) with practical tools when it comes to supervision of algo trading under Mifid II.

Strong performance including a 5.1% increase in equities revenue put down to market conditions, ongoing product innovation and ‘the attractiveness of LSEG venues’ according to the Group.

The move is expected to support the exchange’s launch, set to go live in 2026, and will allow direct feeds from US equities markets to be ingested and normalised, with the aim of enhancing performance capabilities.  

As AI and technological transformations command an increasingly central role in the shift to continuous trading, panellists speaking at the TradingTech Summit on Thursday emphasised the importance of human presence on the desk in order to ensure a successful shift to these models.  

New hire will focus on Europe and APAC, supporting the firm’s plans to serve more clients across the regions; individual has previously held senior positions at Vanguard, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.