• London Stock Exchange Group takeover target Refinitiv faces uphill task in Bloomberg battle
• Euronext remains skeptical of plans to shorten the European trading day
• Dark markets lose share amid COVID-19-related volatility
• Euronext takes majority stake in Danish settlement house
• Aquis consults with members on plans to revive its recently-acquired UK small-cap market
• France contemplates extending short-selling restrictions, despite evidence such bans can be counterproductive
• As European regulators contemplate changes to MiFID II, the buy side voices disapproval of how the reforms affected dark trading
• Asset managers continue to adopt MiFID II unbundling practices outside the EU