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ECB Governing Council Urges Single Market Boost To Strengthen Bank Competitiveness

Date 14/04/2026

• Euro area must function more as a single jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity moving freely within banking groups
• Barriers still hold back cross-border banking integration and scale
• Resilient banks underpin sustainable growth and competitiveness
• Simplification must cut undue complexity, not lower resilience
• Governing Council’s 2025 simplification proposals integral to today’s response

CME Group To Launch Eris SOFR Swap Options On June 16

Date 14/04/2026

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch options on Eris SOFR Swap futures on June 16, 2026, pending regulatory review.

Saxo Bank Reports Record-Breaking Number Of Clients And Client Assets

Date 14/04/2026

Saxo Bank announces its financial results for 2025, achieving an adjusted net profit of EUR 120 million. With more than 1.5 million clients, Saxo Bank also reached a record number of end clients, as well as record client assets of EUR 133 billion.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Bans CMC's Misleading Adverts

Date 14/04/2026

Adverts which used edited, unauthorised clips of Martin Lewis to make misleading claims about average motor finance compensation and used the FCA logo without permission, have been banned by the FCA.

Atradius Expands Middle East Presence With New DIFC Hub

Date 14/04/2026

Atradius, a global leader in trade credit insurance and risk management, has established operations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, marking a significant milestone in its Middle East growth strategy.

Deutsche Börse Group Acquires A Stake In Kraken For $200 Million

Date 14/04/2026

• Deutsche Börse Group is deepening its partnership with Kraken (Payward, Inc.) through a strategic investment of $200 million. 
• The partnership encompasses regulated crypto, tokenized markets and derivatives, as well as enhanced liquidity for institutional clients across geographies.

Dirk Loscher Appointed To RAQUEST Advisory Board

Date 14/04/2026

RAQUEST, a German fintech and market leader in withholding tax technology solutions for financial institutions, has appointed Dirk Loscher, CEO of Clearstream Europe AG and Head of Custody & Investor Solutions, to its Advisory Board. He joins an experienced panel that includes Peer Steinbrück, former German Minister of Finance, Karl von Rohr, former Chairman of the DWS Supervisory Board, and Lourdes Bustos, former EU Commission policymaker. 

UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Vision For Open Finance To Empower Consumers And Businesses

Date 14/04/2026

Consumers and businesses could be given greater control over their financial data to help secure better deals, under a vision for open finance published by the FCA.

ETFGI Reports That The European ETF Industry Recorded Record Net Inflows In The First Quarter, As The Industry Celebrated Its 26th Anniversary On April 11th

Date 14/04/2026

ETFGI reports that the European ETF industry recorded record net inflows in the first quarter, as the industry celebrated its 26th anniversary on April 11th. During March the ETFs industry in Europe gathered net inflows of US$13.62 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$128.71 billion, according to ETFGI's March 2026 European ETFs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. ETFGI, is a 14 year old leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, 6 annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

ING Appoints Joseph Kerkor As Head Of Emerging Markets Credit Trading, EMEA

Date 14/04/2026

ING today announces the appointment of Joseph Kerkor as Head of Emerging Markets Credit Trading for EMEA, effective immediately.