… in the world with a multi-asset trading platform,” says Niki Beattie, managing director of consultancy Market Structure Partners. The …

…the cause of the outage that had delayed the switch. That came in a separate statement available to the press on request. Niki Beattie, managing director of consultancy Market Structure Partners – and a former Merrill Lynch trading expert who dealt with… By Jeremy Grant and Philip Stafford

Regulation has proved to be the most dominant theme for the securities markets this year with a plethora of legislation now churning its way through the US and European bureaucracies.

 … “There is a regulatory hedge going on for all these banks that are not sure where policymakers are going,” said Niki Beattie, head of Market …

… now than wait for the regulations to come in,” said Niki Beattie, managing director at consultancy Market Structure Partners. The EC …

…particularly controversial. “I’m not sure the proposals will leave the retail investor and end client better off,” warned Niki Beattie, managing director of Market Structure Partners, a consultancy. “It could stifle innovation in the space”. The introduction… By Philip Stafford in London and Nikki Tait in Brussels

…is pushing to launch renminbi-denominated financial products on the exchange, including stocks and bonds. However, Niki Beattie, managing director of Market Structure Partners, a London-based consultancy, noted that a longer trading day would not… By Robert Cookson in Hong Kong

 …achieve than more extensive deals that challenge the Asia Pacific view of stock exchanges as symbols of national sovereignty. Niki Beattie, managing director of Market Structure Partners, a consultancy, says consolidation may happen among exchanges within the… By Kevin Brown in Singapore

…both SGX and ASX are profitable neither can grow much beyond their domestic markets by staying independent, analysts say. Niki Beattie, managing director of The Market Structure Practice, a London-based consultancy, says: “Strategically long-term… By Jeremy Grant in London and Peter Smith in Sydney

…conducted with alternative trading systems.” That means both ASX and SGX need to get bigger – need scale – to survive. Niki Beattie, managing director of The Market Structure Practice, a London-based consultancy, says: “Strategically, long term… By Jeremy Grant