Shareholders may have given their seal of approval but the fate of the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group’s £21 billion ($27.7 billion) merger is now in the hands of roughly 40 regulatory bodies around the world. While a handful including the U.S. and Russian authorities have given the union the green light, getting… Read More >>
Brexit Storm Rains On LSE, Deutsche Börse Merger
London Stock Exchange (LSE) shareholders may have given their approval to the planned £20 billion ($30 billion) merger with Germany’s Deutsche Börse but there is no guarantee that their relationship will weather the post-Brexit storm and this could pave the way for another suitor. In a joint statement after the Brexit vote, LSE and Deutsche… Read More >>
CFTC Authorizes Eurex Clearing for U.S. Swaps Markets
CFTC Blesses Eurex Clearing U.S. regulator CFTC has authorized Eurex Clearing’s registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO), which will allow Eurex Clearing to provide clearing services for swaps for U.S. clearing members, officials say. The authorization makes Eurex Clearing the 16th DCO registered with the CFTC and the sixth registered DCO based outside the… Read More >>
