GLG News by Securities Exchange Consultants (EU)

Financial Information providers have entered the slowing part of the curve Credit crisis consequences do not yet seem to be over in spite of past injections from sovereign funds

Post MiFID trading landscape in Europe Buy-side increasing importance in trading Consolidation of MTFs role

The conflict of interest does not reside in the analysts but on the business model itself. Only a service directly paid by investors could be considered neutral.  Market is the best regulator we know

Wrong decision takers are not feeling the consequences of their actions High share of power held by new investor(s) Potential future take overs might follow similar methods

The potential closing down of AEMS (Atos Euronext Market Solutions) marks the end of the cooperation between Nyse Euronext and its main technological partner. It would make sense that Nyse Euronext retains the technology created by AEMS as technology shapes itself ad the centrepiece of current competitive...

During the long bidding process on the Spanish energy company Endesa by the German E.ON there were many decisions and contra decisions that finally gave the victory of the operation to the Italian Enel. The case reopens now with a legal lawsuit that might reveal official involvement on actual breach...

New products born out of the new Regulated Market (RM) figure British FSA as centre for new Exchanges application US brokers disembarking in Europe attracted by MiFID sirens

Healthy competition for the European Stock Exchanges Importance of liquidity Clearing & Settlement in Europe through a third party

Simplified technology with consequent less costly maintenance and upgrades Cost reduction in connectivity with interested parties Shared C&S functionality

Global mortgage crisis and lowering housing prices in Spain have not made a significant impact in nine-month net profit for BANESTO. New business line servicing Small and Medium companies has been a bright strategy, considering that 90% of Spanish business comes from enterpriSes of that size....