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New Hong Kong-based hire has more than a decade of electronic trading experience and previously worked at CLSA, Barclays and Investec. 

The hires include a new head of cash equity for Ireland as the firm looks to build out connectivity between US, UK and European markets. 

The launch follows approval from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) earlier this month. 

The merger brings together MUFG’s capital, infrastructure and teams in the EU, to support the firm’s long-term growth plans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 

The new offering is set to launch in November 2026 and will provide institutional investors with new access pathways for liquidity while also supported by the protections of Nasdaq’s regulated venues.  

The collaboration will include a broader product suite available to investors, including unsponsored depository receipts, theme-based ETFs and remote membership access, The TRADE understands.  

The new market model brings Germany’s benchmark stocks to an affiliated venue outside regular exchange hours. 

Forty years after the ‘Big Bang’ reforms reshaped London’s financial markets, a new wave of change is gathering pace. The TRADE sits down with experts from LSEG, SIX, FINBOURNE Technology and Taskize to unpack the question currently facing the industry: is another fundamental transformation already under way, and what will it take to turn technological potential into lasting progress? 

The agreement builds on a partnership between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that goes back more than three decades. 

The expansion covers local-to-local trading and post-trade workflow; GIB Capital and Saudi Awwal Bank executed the first transaction.