The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

What is the future outlook for AI use across capital markets? This year the market will see more generative AI use-cases go from pilots to production. Throughout 2023, we saw generative AI experimentation across the capital markets ecosystem. How is the industry adjusting to the increasing prevalence of the cloud?

Capital Market

The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

David Tamburelli, global head of content acquisition at Bloomberg, highlighted how important BSE is within Chinese financial markets and praised the progress it has facilitated through increased transparency of operations and contributing to the increase in the number of listed companies and supporting data.

Investors

The TRADE

JANUARY 16, 2024

Adam Farkas, chief executive of AFME made clear that today’s vote by the European Parliament, though welcome, lacks ambition, asserting: “As the 2019-2024 EU legislative cycle concludes, new and pressing challenges have emerged including strained public finances, demographic shifts and an estimated annual transition investment of EUR 700 billion.

Capital Market

The TRADE

JUNE 29, 2023

A consolidated tape will be of considerable benefit to the capital markets industry, promoting transparency and ultimately helping to boost growth in European equities. This agreement marks consensus on the structure of the consolidated tape, and sets a much-needed timetable for development.

Trading

The TRADE

MARCH 15, 2024

What impact has digital assets had on traditional financial markets? If we were having this conversation just three months ago, I’d tell you that the digital and traditional markets are operating in entirely different universes. Tokenisation can bring many benefits to nearly every corner of the financial markets.

Financial Market

Peak Frameworks

JUNE 27, 2023

Navigating the vast world of finance demands an understanding of its various components, one of which is the money market. The money market plays a critical role in the global financial ecosystem, providing a platform for short-term borrowing and lending. For instance, when Apple Inc.

Funds

The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2023

EU asset managers, banks and brokers are urging policy markets not to succumb to pressure that could potentially lead to suboptimal outcomes in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid/r) review.

Trading

Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 2, 2024

Economic and Market Changes : Fluctuations in the market or economy can impact the timing and success of an M&A deal, particularly if the process coincides with a downturn in the tech sector or broader financial markets.

M&A

Deal Law Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

Transat obtained a cease order from the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (the “ Tribunal ”) in Quebec on the grounds that the terms of the Mach Offer made it “abusive, coercive and misleading” and contrary to the public interest. On August 2, 2019, Mach Acquisition Inc. (“ Mach” ) offered to purchase 19.5%

Shares

The TRADE

APRIL 30, 2024

Over the past two decades, several critical financial market regulations have been implemented globally, particularly in response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The years following 2008’s GFC experienced continued financial regulatory reform.

Financial Institution

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The recently-published EU competitiveness report, penned by former prime minister of Italy Mario Draghi, is the latest in a long line of research projects that has shone a spotlight on the EU capital markets, reaching a similar conclusion to those gone before it: things need to change. Sounds great, right?

Capital Market

The TRADE

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) appointed April Day head of capital markets. As part of the role, she oversaw equity capital markets (ECM), trading and post-trade activities. She also brings extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets to the new role.

Securities

The TRADE

MAY 22, 2025

Healy confirms that nowadays, Fidelity seeks out people who are more technology-focused and have more technical skills than in the past, but explains that from his view what is always helpful is for traders to have an interest in financial markets including a wide-ranging macro view of the industry and of capital markets.

Trading