Equities

New head of EMEA generalist and specialist cash sales joins Barclays after 12 years at Citi and two years at Goldman Sachs.

New Bloomberg emerging market benchmarks are weighted by free-float market cap and include 26 countries, representing over $14 trillion in market value.

EU regulator says it plans to consult this summer on equity transparency after issues relating to the granularity and accuracy of its data were highlighted by a new report.

According to Oxera and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), 83% of European equity trading takes place on venues, contrary to recently published data.

According to the Coalition Greenwich index, equities revenues reached one of the highest quarterly revenues in a decade excluding losses related to the Archegos scandal.

With three quarters of trading taking place between the UK and international institutional counterparties, European asset managers could be left at a disadvantage.

ODDO BHF will be used by Commerzbank across its equity brokerage and equity research divisions following plans to exit the market.

Recent survey by JP Morgan found that nearly a third of equities traders said their use of high-touch trading had increased during the pandemic.

The US equities periodic auctions are expected to launch at Cboe during the third quarter of this year.