Regions Archive

The Council of the European Union will consider a US-style volume threshold for dark pools that use the reference price waiver at a meeting to discuss MiFID II on Monday. read more>

The early year European equity market rally could stall with implementation of liquidity-damaging regulatory policies including financial transaction taxes across the region. read more>

Trading volumes in interest rate swap futures will grow as investors seek more cost-effective ways to hedge risks, but the new contract type is unlikely to overshadow the growth of cleared OTC derivatives. read more>

Newedge has cleared its first OTC US dollar interest rate swap contract through CME Clearing, as the multi-asset broker accelerates its preparation for the new swaps trading era. read more>

International buy-side trade body ICI Global has targeted closer ties to Chinese asset managers by opening a Hong Kong office led by an Asian regulatory veteran. read more>

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will target mutual market access initiatives with mainland China as part of plans to revitalise its equity markets after a four-year volume low. read more>

Technology provider ConvergEx has released an algo designed for pre-market trading on US venues, a new strategy that it says will help buy-side traders execute large-sized trades before markets open. read more>

Australia’s market regulator has revealed that it is investigating a dark pool, as part of its latest report on the supervision of the country’s financial markets and market participants. read more>

Newedge, a global multi-asset broker, has appointed Shin Shinozuka to lead its Japan-based business. read more>

A senior executive of Spain's domestic stock exchange has stated his firm will look at acquiring European exchange operator Euronext, if it is sold as part of the NYSE Euronext-IntercontinentalExchange merger. read more>