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    • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
      Mifid
      European markets regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’

      Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

    • Monday, 13 May, 2019
      Liquidnet Inc
      Liquidnet expands into research with RSRCHXchange purchase

      ‘Dark pool’ operator buys marketplace that links investors to niche providers

      LIQUIDNET - stock trading platform has bought platform RSRCHXchange that distributes investment research
    • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Dollar’s fortunes rest on the US Federal Reserve’s tone

      More hawkish statement seen helping to arrest weakness in the global reserve currency

    • Wednesday, 18 July, 2018
      SEC votes to improve oversight of dark pools
    • Wednesday, 25 April, 2018
      French market regulator hits out at Cboe Europe
    • Monday, 26 March, 2018
      LexCapital markets
      Mifid II/dark pools: shifty shades of grey Premium content

      Move from dark to greyish pools means shake-up has failed to bolster exchanges

    • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
      Tail RiskPhilip Stafford
      Brexit threatens to undo Mifid II dark pool rules

      London and Brussels cannot look to the EU-Swiss deal for comfort

    • Thursday, 8 March, 2018
      Mifid
      Hundreds of European stocks to be barred from dark pools

      Temporary ban on companies expected to hit London the hardest amid new Mifid rules

    • Friday, 19 January, 2018
      FT SeriesLaunch of Mifid II
      Dark pool share trading flourishes after Mifid II delay

      Little evidence that banks and investors are pushing trades on to public exchanges

    • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
      FT SeriesLaunch of Mifid II
      Trading venues downplay rift over Mifid II share trading reforms

      Regulator says the delay reflected incomplete data supplied by the industry

    • Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
      ExplainerFT Trading Room
      Mifid II and dark pools: what are regulators up to?

      European regulators efforts to bring more transparency to stock trading risk confusion

    • Tuesday, 9 January, 2018
      FT SeriesLaunch of Mifid II
      Blow to Mifid II as regulator halts European equity trading shake-up

      Hundreds of blue-chip stocks were set to be temporarily barred from dark pools

      The European Securities and Markets Authority said a large proportion of trading venues had yet to provide complete data
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2017
      Mifid
      Brussels move to tighten ‘dark pool’ trading rules

      European Commission seeks to curb off-exchange trading by closing loophole

      People are pictured outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
    • Friday, 12 May, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Goldman Sachs to revamp dark pool business

      Shifting tech operations to Nasdaq aims to offset regulatory burdens

      FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, the logo for Goldman Sachs appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Goldman Sachs may be about to get another friend in Washington. Jay Clayton, a well-connected Wall Street lawyer who is President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, is sure to face sharp questions from Democrats in his Senate confirmation Thursday, March 23, 2017, over his years of work for Goldman and other financial giants. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      News in-depthFT Trading Room
      Investors the hot new customer for Europe’s trading venues

      Scramble reflects Mifid II rules intended to inject more transparency into equity markets

      Stock Photo: Drop in crystal clear water ID 39917880 © Rfischia |
    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2017
      News in-depthFT Trading Room
      Regulators urged to close European share trading loophole

      Fears that new rule will backfire to promote dark pools instead of public exchanges

      Stock Photo: Drop in crystal clear water ID 39917880 © Rfischia |
    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2017
      Fund management
      Esma warns of ‘potential loophole’ in new share trading rules

      Policymakers urged to change rules that could allow some brokers to circumvent laws

      A financial trader monitors his computer screens inside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. European stocks slumped as FranceÕs three largest banks dropped as much as 13 percent, U.S. equity futures declined and the euro weakened amid speculation Germany is preparing for default by Greece. Photographer: Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg
    • Friday, 16 December, 2016
      US financial regulation
      Deutsche Bank pays $37m to settle US dark pools probe

      Investigation centred on how German bank sent orders to private share trading venues

      epa05563335 (FILE) A file photo dated 21 May 2015 showing the reflection of the Deutsche Bank logo contorted in a glass facade in Frankfurt, Germany. Deutsche Bank shares on 30 September 2016 plummeted at the Frankfurt stock market's early trading by more than six percent. EPA/FRANK RUMPENHORST
    • Friday, 16 December, 2016
      Stock exchange consolidation
      Deutsche pays $40m to settle dark pool probe
    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
      US banks
      Goldman taps Nasdaq to manage dark pool operations

      Move comes amid new regulations and will save the bank money on upkeep over time

      A monitor displays exchange info on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2016. U.S. stocks resumed a selloff sparked by Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 300 points after equities on Friday tumbled the most in 10 months. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2016
      Stock exchange consolidation
      Goldman Sachs shifts technical operations of dark pool to Nasdaq
    • Friday, 16 September, 2016
      UK regulator: Dark pool benefits outweigh risks

      Some UK venues offer investors out-of-date prices but the associated costs are small

      Michael Lewis, 'Flash Boys' author and Brad Katsuyama, of the IEX, the Investors Exchange
    • Monday, 15 August, 2016
      Stock exchange consolidation
      Launch of ‘Flash Boys’ exchange IEX will test its philosophy

      Start-up with ‘speed bump’ made famous by the Michael Lewis book opens this week

      Michael Lewis, 'Flash Boys' author and Brad Katsuyama, of the IEX, the Investors Exchange
    • Thursday, 21 July, 2016
      Dark pool controls ‘weak’, warns UK regulator

      Review says tighter monitoring of banks’ internal trading platforms is needed

      A logo sits on display in the offices of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the Canary Wharf business district in London, U.K., on Thursday. Nov. 21, 2013. The FCA is working with regulators including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate the potential manipulation of the foreign-exchange market. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 21 July, 2016
      FCA ‘dark pools’ review urges more transparency
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