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Cboe Global Markets announced plans to combine MATCHNow and BIDS Trading, both of which it recently acquired, and launch a block trading platform in Canada called Cboe LIS. The launch is planned for February 1, 2022.  

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) on Wednesday announced an investment of $44 million by ten leading clearing firms to fund the strategic growth of FIA Tech, FIA's for-profit subsidiary.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Renee Jones as director of the Division of Corporation Finance, effective June 21, 2021. She succeeds the division’s acting director, John Coates.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Monday launched the world’s first ESG REIT derivatives, fast-tracking access to the Japanese REIT sector for global asset managers and investors.

BlackRock received the first approval for a foreign asset manager to launch a wholly owned mutual fund business in China. The China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the application.

Marex has canceled its planned IPO on the London Stock Exchange "due to more challenging IPO market conditions," it said in a statement.

Sayee Srinivasan, previously an economist with the CFTC, has been named chief economist and head of research for the American Bankers Association, the voice of the nation’s $22.5 trillion banking industry.

The London Metal Exchange canceled plans to close its open-outcry trading floor after a backlash from major users. It will reopen “the Ring” in September.

The SEC announced Monday that it has removed William D. Duhnke III from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and designated Duane M. DesParte to serve as Acting Chairperson, effective immediately.

Following its acquisition of Spain’s BME, SIX Swiss Exchange plans to integrate the Spanish market with its existing trading platform.  

Bryan Christian has been appointed global head of exchange at the crypto platform provider CrossTower after heading institutional services at Old Mission, an ETF market maker.

Deutsche Boerse is expanding its market data offering through its data shop to include FX data from 360T, the exchange announced Tuesday. This is the exchange's first FX data offering. 

Shanghai Futures Exchange said on Wednesday it would “vigorously investigate abnormal transactions” and curb unreasonable price swings amid recent large moves in commodities prices in China, Reuters reports.

CME Group announced Thursday that its Micro Bitcoin futures volume surpassed 500,000 contracts on Monday, May 24.