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FTC secures record USD5.68 million gun-jumping penalty

JD Supra: Mergers

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a record USD5.68m civil penalty to settle alleged pre-merger coordination in violation of the HSR Act. This settlement is the largest dollar penalty that has ever been imposed by the U.S. agencies for a gun-jumping violation. By: A&O Shearman

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EU Calls On Member States to Review Outbound Investments in Critical Technologies

JD Supra: Mergers

On January 16, 2025, the European Commission issued a recommendation encouraging EU Member States to begin reviewing outbound investments in critical technologies including AI, semiconductors and quantum technologies to assess whether such transactions pose risks to EU economic security (the Recommendation).

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BlackRock and Citadel Securities back new Texas-based challenger exchange

The TRADE

BlackRock and Citadel Securities have moved to support a new Texas-based contender exchange headquartered in Dallas. The new exchange is now setting out plans to file for registration with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). The TRADE understands that BlackRock has taken a minority investment.

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GIX trading platform the first green securities exchange to file with the SEC

The TRADE

The Green Impact Exchange (GIX) is on track to becoming the first sustainability-focused securities exchange in the US to file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and if approved, could begin operations in early 2025. It means your company is sincere in its motivation to follow through on those promises.

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GFO-X names ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial as strategic partners ahead of launch

The TRADE

ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Standard Chartered Bank and Virtu Financial have been named as strategic partners for GFO-X ahead of its launch in Q1 2025. GFO-X is the UKs first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives.

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LSEG sees double-digit growth across post-trade as exchange continues to reap benefits of acquisition push

The TRADE

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. LSEG labelled 2023 an “outstanding” year for post-trade, having seen significant strategic progress. rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

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ESMA to pick bond CTP by July 2025

The TRADE

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed that the selection procedure for the bond CTP will begin on 3 January with a decision made by early July 2025, six months after the launch. The CTP for shares and exchange traded funds ETFs will initiate in June 2025 with plans for a decision on by the end of 2025.

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