Friday Review January 12 - 16

Weekly News Compilation

This is a compilation and redistribution of the institutional finance news for the week - while Enduring Markets publishes this Friday Morning CET Timezone - we will continue to update with news through the end of the day Friday EST Timezone.

Central Bank News

Institutional News

US Bancorp snaps up BTIG

https://www.globaltrading.net/us-bancorp-snaps-up-btig/

CBOE shuts doors on its European Derivatives Exchange Service

https://www.thetradenews.com/cboe-shuts-doors-on-its-european-derivatives-exchange-service/

MUFG Americas is authorized as Primary Dealer

https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/custodyarticle.php?article_id=17570

S&P sells off business arms to STG

https://www.fi-desk.com/sp-sells-off-business-arms-to-stg/

Mosaic accuses ESA of failing to supervise Eurex

https://www.globaltrading.net/mosaic-accuses-esa-of-failing-to-supervise-eurex/

Euroclear folds MFEX services into Euroclear Bank

https://posttrade360.com/news/infrastructure/euroclear-folds-mfex-services-into-euroclear-bank/

LMAX and Ripple enter partnership

https://www.thetradenews.com/lmax-and-ripple-enter-multi-year-partnership-to-drive-institutional-digital-asset-adoption/

State Street launches Digital Asset platform

https://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/digitalassetsarticle.php?article_id=17568

Eurex CBOE end 2025 with record credit futures oi despite December volume pullback

https://www.fi-desk.com/eurex-cboe-end-2025-with-record-credit-futures-oi-despite-december-volume-pullback/

LSEG collaborates with AWS

https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2026/lseg-collaborates-with-aws

MarketAxess and Tradeweb beat TRACE in December slowdown

https://www.fi-desk.com/marketaxess-and-tradeweb-beat-trace-in-december-slowdown/

Eurex Repo trading volumes rise 45% YoY for December

https://www.securitiesfinancetimes.com/securitieslendingnews/repoarticle.php?article_id=228407

Ediphy unveils Trading and Analytics API Suite

https://www.thetradenews.com/ediphy-unveils-trading-and-analytics-api-suite-in-a-bid-to-automate-fixed-income-markets/

TMX eyes Global expansion in 2026 through Data Offering

https://www.waterstechnology.com/data-management/7952900/tmx-eyes-global-expansion-in-2026-through-data-offering

New Stock Buybacks hit all-time high in 2025

https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-and-nasdaq-point-to-gains-as-data-heavy-week-looms/card/stock-buybacks-in-2025-hit-calendar-year-record-iD52xsupNl3NmC11Qtic?mod=livecoverage_timeline&gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqetRKiVtjBnv9VY2J_A-mRL2DMJb1GCBWJIeFZkPEN3NTxnDQBINCzN8NTcBn4%3D&gaa_ts=6940dcca&gaa_sig=Z_Nu0Myn9A1ID4gf22j8SVzvOcaV8lwDuV6NrjDVgxZ5rvc2Hm7UMclVTU7I81Blh18pk_F-qBO56n9ezrLQMw%3D%3D&utm_campaign=247370989-EPFR%20media%20citation&utm_content=515688688&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-297735

Trading Talent News

SocGen appoints new Head of EM Credit Trading

https://www.thetradenews.com/societe-generale-appoints-new-head-of-em-credit-trading-2/

Brian Pastor becomes head of Equities trading at Citadel

https://www.globaltrading.net/pastor-promoted-at-citadel/

Henderson replaces Squire at Invesco

https://www.globaltrading.net/henderson-replaces-squires-at-invesco/

Malcolm steps into commercial lead role for BNP Paribas Nordics

https://posttrade360.com/news/uncategorized/malcolm-steps-into-commercial-lead-role-for-bnp-paribas-nordics/

Hargreaves Lansdown taps Vanguard for new CEO

https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/hargreaves-lansdown-taps-vanguard-for-new-ceo-c772504d

Bernstein to cut up to 28 roles in France

https://www.thetradenews.com/bernstein-to-cut-up-to-28-roles-in-france-as-part-of-future-growth-plans/

Opinion Pieces and Podcasts

The Trade Predictions Series 2026

https://www.thetradenews.com/the-trade-predictions-series-2026-what-to-expect-in-fixed-income-part-two/

Perspectives on European Secured Funding Market

https://posttrade360.com/news/infrastructure/perspectives-on-european-secured-funding-markets/

Opinion Piece: The New Alpha

https://www.thetradenews.com/blog/the-new-alpha-how-ai-is-redefining-financial-data-discovery-and-investment-strategy/

Buybacks in the UK have become popular here’s how they could be better

https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/buybacks-in-the-uk-have-become-popular-heres-how-they-could-be-better-4cf4ae01?mod=topic_news