Our FIG team advises a wide range of stock exchanges, trading platforms and other service providers to the financial services industry throughout the world.

Our recent work reflects a number of trends:

  • the proliferation of trading platforms, such as advising on the creation and structuring of the LiquidityHub platform;
  • consolidation attempts among the larger exchanges, including through mergers and joint ventures into new business areas across borders, including advising all the bids for the London Stock Exchange and its successful merger with Borsa Italiana and on the merger of the businesses of Turquoise Trading Limited and Baikal Global Limited;
  • increasing regulatory scrutiny into the operation of exchanges around Europe; and
  • outsourcing of many different functions within financial institutions including payroll, IT infrastructure, bank note printing and credit card operations.

For more information please contact Rachel Smith, business development executive.

The bank of the future

  • Tracking the international, European and local initiatives for reform that will shape "the bank of the future"
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News

Freshfields advises on the Republic of Lithuania's latest Sovereign Bond issue View

Freshfields advises on an issue of Loan Participation Notes by OJSC “NOMOS BANK” View

Briefings

Bank of the future: EU green paper on shadow banking  View

Bank of the future: Lehman client money judgment - Supreme Court confirms equal treatment for all clients  View

Awards

Regulatory team of the year - JUVE Awards (2009)

Insurance team of the year - Legal Business Awards (2009)

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