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Regulations, sanctions, blockchain: Trading and tech chiefs' big surprises of 2015

Markit's Lance Uggla, LSE's Xavier Rolet, NetOTC's Roger Liddell and others tell FN about the developments they didn't see coming in 2015

Left to right: Lance Uggla (Markit), Roger Liddell (NetOTC) and Xavier Rolet (LSE)
Left to right: Lance Uggla (Markit), Roger Liddell (NetOTC) and Xavier Rolet (LSE)

Financial News asked chief executives and business leaders in the European financial technology industry: “What was the biggest surprise of 2015?”. This is what they had to say.

Lance Uggla
Chief executive, Markit
The ongoing sluggishness of global markets: major markets are flat, the Brics have not met growth expectations and new regulations and capital requirements have resulted in the continued withdrawal of liquidity by banks. This has created a continuing difficult environment for investors and borrowers.

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