Regions

The new trading window – 9am to 4pm WAT – follows the recent reclassification of Nigeria from an unclassified to frontier market status, authorised by FTSE Russell.  

Experts from M&G Investments, Janus Henderson Investors and Allianz Global Investors give their view on the significance of insufficient market and instrument-level visibility and a lack of standardised data in a recent xyt survey. 

Individual has been promoted after almost two years at the hedge fund, and previously served at firms including Balyasny Asset Management, AllianceBernstein and Societe Generale.  

The development aligns with ongoing efforts to form a regional infrastructure layer connecting Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru, and is set to provide institutional clients across the world with real-time market data access, The TRADE understands. 

Industry roadmap highlights multi-phase testing, weekend simulations and heavy reliance on coordination across CSDs, CCPs and custodians to avoid settlement disruption. 

Rising market data prices will impact competition and liquidity in Europe, however the ‘monopolistic’ nature of market data may make this unavoidable, said experts at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference. 

New hire will also serve in a dual-hatted role as country treasurer for Vietnam; she has previously held senior positions at Maybank and BNP Paribas.  

South Africa needs to change its mindset and start thinking more deliberately about the long term, asserted one buy-side panellist speaking at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) SA Trade Connect 2026 conference on Thursday. 

Stéphane Boujnah tells The TRADE how Euronext has stayed focused on profitability and free cash flow as annual revenue increases were seen across fixed income, clearing, FX and equity divisions in 2025. 

The new law is set to benefit German regulated exchanges by enhancing competitiveness in European markets, says Eurex chief executive.