CME’s long-serving global clearing head to retire
Kim Taylor will retire at the end of the year after working at CME Group for more than 28 years.
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Cboe plans 10 December bitcoin futures trading launch
Bitcoin futures trading will begin on Cboe Futures Exchange on 10 December.
Saudi Stock Exchange signs post-trade tech deal with Nasdaq
The exchange's technology overhaul is expected to be completed in the second half of 2020.
trueEX and Markit settle legal dispute
trueEX initially sought legal action taken following Markit’s decision to prohibit access to its trade processing service, MarkitSERV.
Euronext buys Irish Stock Exchange in €137m Brexit driven deal
The acquisition aims to strongly position Euronext in a post-Brexit landscape.
HKEX establishes new office in Singapore
New office in Singapore is opened as HKEX looks to expand its presence in South-East Asia.
LSEG’s Rolet steps down with immediate effect
Xavier Rolet departs immediately due to “great deal of unwelcome publicity, which has not been helpful to the company”.
Banks agree to support Libor until 2021 phase-out
All 20 banks submitting to Libor give their support to the controversial rate until 2021.
trueEX hires tech chief amid expansion plans
Kevin Lupowitz has been chief information officer at Liquidnet and Thomson Reuters FX all platform.
Deutsche Boerse names new chief executive
Theodor Weimer, the current CEO at HypoVereinsbank UniCredit Bank, will take over as CEO of the exchange group next year.