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UK Equity Capital Markets Insights — August 2025

JD Supra: Mergers

In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we cover the following developments: • Consultation by the UK Takeover Panel on IPO Disclosures and Dual Class Share Structures - • The Publication of the UK FCA’s Final Rules on the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime - • The Publication of the UK Digitisation Taskforce’s Final Report (..)

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Rokos Capital Management appoints former Fidelity International exec as trading consultant

The TRADE

Rokos Capital Management has appointed Sabina Awan as trading solutions consultant, based in London. Most recently, she served as head of strategic initiatives for global trading. Prior to that, she worked as global trading business manager. Awan announced her appointment in a social media post.

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AI to have greatest impact on algo optimisation in equity trading, report finds

The TRADE

As discourse around AI gains traction in the industry, buy-side equity traders are increasingly looking to leverage the technology, with approximately a quarter saying they intend to integrate internal AI technologies into their trade execution workflow in the next year, and 15% stating they already use it in trade execution. Additionally, automating (..)

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The rebundling conundrum

The TRADE

In May, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) implemented new rules allowing fund managers to pay for research with a joint payment option, essentially allowing for the ‘bundling’ together of payments for trade execution and research. And so, it began.

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European Commission exploring US-style order protection rule among other market reforms

The TRADE

The European Commissions consultation has asked participants for their assessment of EU infrastructure to cater for the rerouting of orders to venues offering the best price as per the requirements of the rule. The 375-question strong consultation also assesses several other market areas including dark trading levels.

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Innovations in Personal Protective Equipment with Jason Scharton & Scott Shinn

Focus Investment Banking

I’m our global industry relations leader, which means I get the opportunity to go out and, and speak to our customers around the globe, attend all sorts of events and trade shows representing 3 M and and really trying to connect three M to the industry and and the industry to three M. Scott Shin: Good.

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Investec unveils new electronic trading platform

The TRADE

Investec Bank is set to launch a new electronic trading platform aimed at facilitating low-touch equity trading, The TRADE can reveal. ” Specifically, ZebrA-X includes a comprehensive suite of benchmark, liquidity-seeking algorithms, and is supported by a consultative Investec execution team.