Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 10, 2025

Supplier Diversification If one supplier accounts for >40% of your sourcing, buyers become concerned, especially with risks like tariffs in 2025. Stay Current Leaning heavily on one product, service, outdated technology or critical piece of equipment is a risk. You can read more here: [link] 6.

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iMerge Advisors

APRIL 15, 2025

Third-Party Risk Management A list of vendors with access to sensitive data, along with your vetting and monitoring procedures. Security Policies and Incident Response Plans Internal documentation covering access controls, encryption standards, employee training, and breach response protocols.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Clearing obligations will become stricter, with enhanced oversight of margin requirements and risk management processes. Despite these new potentially arduous compliance pressures, trading desks are also likely to benefit from reduced counterparty risk and improved market confidence thanks to the changes.

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published an updated UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code), most of which will take effect from 1 January 2025. The 2024 revisions will apply to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025. These revisions will replace the current version of the Code published in 2018.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2023

When asked about why the CCP’s latest efforts to introduce SFT clearing would succeed where others have failed, Beckwith said: “It didn’t work because the regulatory push wasn’t there then, the Basel requirements weren’t so heavy.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 23, 2024

We’re certainly seeing a lot of interest for this type of product in the post-trade space, for example to help drive productivity, increase scalability, and enhance risk management such as is required in a T+1 environment. AI can be built into co-pilots and used to unify multiple different user interfaces.

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Solganick & Co.

JANUARY 21, 2024

AWS, Google Cloud, MSFT Azure/Cloud and others will see significant consolidation in 2024 and 2025 with buyers mostly coming from large and mid-sized systems integrators. 2024 Outlook: A Year of Focused Growth for Technology Services and IT Consulting M&A?

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In today's complex and ever-evolving business landscape, tax due diligence has emerged as a critical component of financial analysis and risk management in mergers, acquisitions, and other significant business transactions. trillion in 2025, leading the global stage in terms of transaction volume.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 24, 2024

We have seen early applications of GenAI in the areas of market observability, risk assessment and operational efficiency. In 2025, organisations will be looking to scale the use cases that have shown the greatest potential. This growth is projected to continue into 2025, fuelled by a steady increase of credit e-trading.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 24, 2024

According to the recent Coalition Greenwich report, multi-dealer platforms (MDPs) are poised to overtake single-dealer platforms (SDPs) in spot FX trading in 2025 – a stark reversal of recent years where SDPs dominated. A key focus for Digital Vega in 2025 is to continue to roll out our white label electronic platform to client banks.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Dan Reid, chief technology officer, Xceptor One of the most significant regulatory shifts set to reshape the financial industry in 2025 is preparing for the transition to T+1 settlement cycles in the UK and EU, following North Americas transition.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Hayley McDowell, EU equity electronic sales trader and market structure consultant, RBC In 2025, we will see momentum in European dark trading continue to build. CBOE, Nasdaq and Aquis are launching between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. The differentiator in Europe at the moment is the trajectory cross, following its success in AMRS.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Vikesh Patel, global head of clearing, president, Cboe Clear Europe There will be greater focus in 2025 on European competitiveness, with regulators needing to strike the right balance between fostering growth, competition and innovation in clearing on one hand and maintaining regulatory oversight and financial stability on the other.

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The TRADE

MARCH 3, 2025

Through expanding its clearing services, SIX seeks to improve market efficiency, reduce counterparty risk, and streamline trading operations. Starting in March 2025, trades executed on Euronext markets in these locations will have access to SIX x-clears preferred clearing services, with Euronext Italy scheduled for integration by Q2 2025.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Market participants readiness for key milestones, like the anticipated go-live of the European consolidated tape (CTP) in 2025 or the transition to T+1 settlement in the UK/EU in 2027, will be critical to ensure long-term success. Whilst these turning points may seem far off, the time to prepare is now.

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The TRADE

MARCH 6, 2025

With this change, investors will have more options for ETPs linked to cryptocurrencies, all Euronext Clearings risk management capabilities help ensure compliance with regulatory standards for market participants. As of February 2025, Euronexts markets list and trade 156 cryptocurrency ETPs from multiple issuers.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched enhancements to its Value at Risk (VaR) calculator, adding cross-margining and repo transaction functionalities. The updated risk tools seek to support firms as they prepare for the expansion of US Treasury clearing in 2025 and 2026.

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Razorpay

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

And at FTX 2025, we showcased what the future of payments looks likean ecosystem designed for those who dream, dare and disrupt. Thats why every launch and feature update at FTX 2025 is focused on one thing: helping you build smarter, faster, and more scalable businesses.

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The TRADE

APRIL 14, 2025

Gerry Corcoran The merger is expected to be completed in Q3 2025 and marks an important step for StoneX as it seeks to provide greater access to liquidity in fixed income markets. StoneX is set to acquire the global businesses of US clearing broker R.J. OBrien & Associates (RJO). Combining R.J.

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The TRADE

APRIL 23, 2025

European derivatives exchange Eurex is set to launch futures contracts on EU issued bonds, with trading scheduled to begin on 10 September 2025. The launch aligns with an increased push to expand the firms product portfolio in European fixed income derivatives.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 17, 2024

James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure, TD Securities Market consolidation versus liquidity fragmentation will be a point of discussion into next year. The selection procedure for the European equities tape starts next June, with a decision made by the end of 2025.

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The TRADE

MAY 7, 2025

The digital exchange will initially support bilateral settlement with plans to adopt differing post-trade models to support clients with risk management in the future. The platform also collaborated with execution algorithms and analytics provider Quantitative Brokers to launch a new set of FX algos in February 2025.

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The TRADE

APRIL 24, 2025

In March, the firm announced a partnership with Blue Ocean Technologies to expand to 24-hour, 6-day trading capabilities, in a bid to further enhance liquidity access and risk management for its global client base.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

What is the key challenge facing the post-trade landscape in 2025? Much work has been done to increase capital requirements, enhance risk management, improve liquidity, reduce leverage, and improve oversight. The first thing which comes to mind is regulation.

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The TRADE

APRIL 14, 2025

Paul Atkins has assumed his role as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), having been confirmed as Gary Genslers successor in January 2025. Before that, he founded and became chief executive of strategy, risk management and compliance consultancy, Patomak Global Partners.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Simon Dove, managing director, head of liquidity at Instinet Incorporated As we bid farewell to 2024, we are left with many questions about the dawn of 2025, a year that promises to be a game-changer. In 2025, we must challenge existing workflows and the status quo to innovate and compete globally. helping bring this to life.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 30, 2024

So, 2025 will see more heated debate, and perhaps some real progress, towards the alignment and streamlining of regulation in an attempt to remove barriers to growth and improve the efficiency of financial markets. New venue and trading liquidity sources should show a very eventful 2025.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Bruno Lettich, global head of rates trading, Standard Chartered and Thomas Kikis and global co-head, corporate sales and head of markets, US and Americas, Standard Chartered The coming change in US administration will see a front-loaded agenda of policy change in 2025.

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