NEX Group

TP Icap sues Nex over disclosure of probes into swaps, ‘cum-ex’ trading

TP Icap is suing rival broker Nex

TP Icap says Nex did not mention a US-UK probe into swaps trading and its exposure to the German cum-ex scandal at the time of their 2016 deal

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Michael Spencer: ‘Politics in this country is not corrupt’

The City legend on why he’s backed six Conservative candidates, his fearsome reputation and when to buy ‘the s**t out of’ sterling

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CME makes senior management changes at trading group Nex

The world’s largest exchange bought Nex Group for £4bn last year

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Duco CEO Christian Nentwich

How finance learned to love Nex-backed Duco — and the cloud

Co-founder and CEO Christian Nentwich on the fintech company’s quest to move banks off their ageing platforms

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BNY Mellon hires government affairs boss from CME Group

Ben Pott, who is known for his expertise on a range of EU trading rules, will be based in Frankfurt

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Tradeweb chief wants to create Amazon for bonds

Lee Olesky and his rivals have helped move fixed income trading away from the phone but there is ample room for growth

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NEX fined $50m for part in rate-rigging scandal

Michael Spencer's firm punished for its part in banks’ attempts to manipulate the IsdaFix benchmark

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NEX loses blockchain exec ahead of merger

The business manager and foreign exchange specialist will join another blockchain firm in August

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UK antitrust regulators launch inquiry into CME-NEX deal

The Chicago exchange giant agreed to by Michael Spencer's trading outfit for £3.9bn in March

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NEX hires London executive to chase hedge fund business

Michael Spencer's group has been investing in sales and marketing for its post-trade division

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Spencer’s NEX ramps up cost cuts ahead of CME takeover

CEO Michael Spencer reaffirms stance that gender-pay gap reviews are 'fundamentally misleading'

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Michael Spencer, chief executive officer of NEX Group

CME plans hundreds of job cuts after £3.8bn NEX takeover

City veteran Michael Spencer to join CME board but around 750 staff could be slashed from combined workforce

NEX confirms £3.8bn takeover proposal from CME

Talks are at an advanced stage but the US exchange is yet to make a formal offer

New York hedge fund reveals stake in Spencer’s NEX Group

News comes as the market waits to see whether CME Group will bid for the financial trading and technology provider

Michael Spencer’s NEX confirms takeover interest from CME

The potential acquisition target said talks are

Michael Spencer favours Brexit rollback of ‘over-engineered’ Mifid II

City grandee does not want to see more pages added to the long and complex rulebook

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Tearing up the rule book: the advent of Brexit threatens this core objective of Mifid II

How Brexit could trigger the arrival of Mifid III

The advent of Brexit fundamentally challenges the transparency objectives in Mifid II, which in turn may necessitate a speedy rewrite of the rules

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Higher spending hits profits at Spencer’s NEX Group

Michael Spencer's trading and technology firm issued a profit warning in October

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NEX Group replaces head of key post-trade business

Move comes two weeks after the group warned of a profit squeeze at its optimisation division

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Spencer’s NEX warns of profit squeeze as it invests ahead of Mifid II

Trading and technology firm will report its first-half results next month — its first since it was created late last year

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