LCH RepoClear expands settlement connections with European CSDs
New partnerships with Clearstream, Euroclear and Iberclear will provide a single point of access to minimise cross-border hurdles.
News
Proprietary trading firms to target emerging and frontier markets in 2021
A recent report has found that the majority of proprietary trading firms are looking to emerging markets to stabilise trading revenues in 2021.
Euronext shuffles Paris business leadership ahead of Borsa Italiana takeover
Delphine d’Amarzit joins Euronext Paris as chief executive, replacing Anthony Attia who will become global head of primary markets and post-trade at a group level at Euronext.
Equities
Rethinking equities at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
Following growth in US operations over the past few years, head of European equities at Cantor Fitzgerald, Talat Khan, tells Hayley McDowell that adding new talent in 2020 has helped bolster the bank’s position in the market.
BlackRock expands sustainable insights on Aladdin with stake in data science firm
Sustainable investing analytics will be added to Aladdin after BlackRock took minority stake in data science firm Clarity AI.
LiTDX: Last chance to vote for the Buy-side awards
Winners of the Buy-side awards will be announced during a special digital presentation as part of Leaders in Trading: The Digital Experience (LiTDX).
Trumid secures $50 million investment following huge growth
The recent funding round at Trumid was led by new investor DST Global and Dragoneer Investment Group.
Nasdaq rolls out upgraded risk platform for sell-side and clearing brokers
Sucden Financial is the first institution to adopt the upgraded risk platform from Nasdaq.
State Street launches FX sales and trading desk in Brazil under emerging markets expansion
With the Brazil FX trading desk, State Street now has 13 FX sales and trading desks in operation globally as it targets emerging markets.
Former head of electronic bond trading platform at Cantor Fitzgerald joins Refinitiv
Jon George joins Refinitiv as global head of FICC trading, its second major trading hire in months, after just over two years leading the Cantor Direct platform.