Samuel Agini
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MarketAxess COO Chris Concannon: ‘I like to solve complex challenges’
The plumber turned MarketAxess COO has every intention of leading an electronic revolution in the bond market → Read More
European exchanges vow to keep trading through the market turmoil
The London Stock Exchange and the lobby group for its industry in Europe have pledged to keep their doors open throughout the steep market downturn sparked by the escalating coronavirus pandemic. Market volatility has soared as the respiratory illness has spread throughout Europe, dragging leading indices down with panicked investors rushing to dump equities. Stocks have continued to fall… → Read More
FCA offers City firms leeway on trader call recordings while virus spreads
More and more traders are being asked to work away from main offices to help combat the spread of Covid-19 → Read More
LME to shut down Ring trading after member tests positive for Covid-19
Metals trading will temporarily shift to a back-up site in Chelmsford, Essex → Read More
LSE sticks to Refinitiv timetable despite EU antitrust disruption from Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the European Commission's ability to properly scrutinise transactions → Read More
EU tightens up short-selling rules in latest bid to stem market rout
Increased disclosure is intended to help regulators monitor developments in volatile markets → Read More
‘A roaring trade at Greggs’ — City traders adapt to life in the suburbs
Traders are being moved away from Canary Wharf and the City as banks' coronavirus contingency plans kick into gear → Read More
TP Icap boss: You might have to stop calling us a broker
Storied City broker has been diversifying its global businesses under Nicolas Breteau → Read More
European stock trading touches €100bn on ‘day you’ll look back on’
Plunging oil prices and coronavirus fears spark second-busiest day of trading in Europe's equity markets since the 2016 Brexit vote → Read More
Cboe and LME could close iconic trading pits if coronavirus spreads
Two of the world’s last open-outcry trading floors could temporarily go fully electronic under emergency plans → Read More
Traders’ Florida congress cancelled over coronavirus
FIA expresses 'great disappointment' as it pulls the plug on its annual gathering of derivative power-brokers → Read More
UK government says City will not benefit from its US trade deal
UK government estimates a relative fall in the City’s output, and a contraction in its workforce, under the terms of its proposed UK-US trade deal → Read More
Eurex eases trading rules in coronavirus disaster planning
Eurex, one of the world’s biggest derivatives exchanges, is making it easier for banks and hedge funds to relocate traders at short notice — in light of quarantine measures that might be needed as the coronavirus sweeps Europe. Any Eurex participant must give the exchange 14 days’ notice of any change in the location from where it trades, according to its rules as of November 2019. But... → Read More
London Stock Exchange says Refinitiv deal is on track for 2020
Reports earlier this week suggested the $27bn merger could be delayed by antitrust regulators → Read More
Seth Merrin to step down as CEO of Liquidnet
Merrin is one of the best-known names in Wall Street trading circles → Read More
TP Icap launches M&A trading desk in Europe
Move comes amid signs of a recovery in M&A in Emea and the ongoing march of activist investors in the region → Read More
FCA refers itself to data watchdog after information breach
Regulator disclosed confidential information, including addresses and telephone numbers, online in November 2019 → Read More
ICE shuffles clearing house leadership in US and Europe
Exchange group dispatches US exec to London to take temporary charge of European operations → Read More
FCA sets trading venues March deadline to meet Mifid II data rules
Intervention underlines the ongoing struggle across the EU to enforce the rulebook's vast data requirements → Read More
Jes Staley’s alma mater investigated Jeffrey Epstein links
Bowdoin College has backed the Barclays CEO, who sits on its board, but is awaiting further findings of a probe by UK regulators → Read More