FIX Protocol, the developer of the Financial Information Exchange (FIX) messaging protocol, has launched a certification programme for FIX users designed to standardise trade execution and settlement communications between fund managers and their brokers.

The programme will initially be focused on fixed income securities and the latest version of the protocol, FIX 4.4.

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Deutsche Bank hires top Barclays banker Swerling as global head of ECM

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The German lender has hired Barclays’ co-head of equity capital markets to lead its team globally

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The UK lender has given the leading compliance job to a 20-year veteran

Boris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals.

Trump’s $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena launched a surprise $14 billion-takeover offer for its peer in January.

MPS Gets Italy’s Green Light for Mediobanca Deal as Top Shareholders Signal Support

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Even hedge funds weren’t prepared for the gyrations in stocks, Treasurys and currencies.

Wall Street’s ‘Smart Money’ Braced for Tariff Chaos. It Was Still Caught Off Guard.

The Justice Department is backing away from some cases involving foreign bribery, money laundering and crypto markets. Defense lawyers are bracing for a slowdown.

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Trump Administration Retreats From White-Collar Criminal Enforcement

The imposition of new tariffs on nearly every country has added to concerns in Europe and Asia about relying on America.

U.S. Allies Are Sitting Out Trump’s Trade War With China

Augusta National maintains the secrecy it craves, through the help of the city.

Augusta National Is So Private Even the Government Protects Its Secrets

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