Commentators from Baillie Gifford, OTC Markets Group, Horizon Trading Solutions, and Blue Ocean Technologies speak to The TRADE about what they believe is in store for the equities sphere, including: the impacts of policy decisions, potentially expanding trading hours, and keeping the UK competitive.
The move builds on the bank’s drive to expand securities lending in the UAE and wider Middle East.
The move will consist of outsourcing the firm’s global, emerging market, European and US equity market index funds.
The capital is set to “optimise growth and expand trading opportunities”.
The potential for a move in the opposite direction towards shortened hours is not out of the question, suggested experts speaking at the LSEG equities day earlier this week.
Landmark deal will elevate Swiss-owned exchange operator’s exchange offering throughout Europe.
New appointments include a new head of sales for Italian clients, and a new head of Italian equities.
Developed in collaboration with European exchanges including Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq OMX, the proposed standards seek to bolster the resilience, consistency and transparency of market operations.
“The new indicators are designed to provide transparency into unexpected market moves and show how markets have acted historically, helping to determine the potential vulnerabilities around shock events,” explained BNY.
The exchanges will co-own a new Netherlands-based company named SimpliCT which will seek to leverage the expertise of its founders to develop a “best-of-breed equity CT”.