Share buyback, dividends questioned
Advisory committee launched to review safeguards for pricing and access of trade execution and clearing
Integration plans already underway
Statement aims to clarify market rumours about a potential merger
Firms will be subject to stricter oversight
Consolidated audit trail would require exchanges and SROs to create a database to monitor and analyze trading activity
Tokyo, Osaka exchanges to merge
Orders set by the OSC have largely satisfied the Bureau’s concerns
AMF intends to issue final recognition order for CDS
Some firms are worried that conflicts in the proposed structure can't be managed effectively