• Exchange groups continue to pursue M&A, with Cboe and Euronext striking European deals
• The LSE consults on plans to shorten the trading day
• LSE and Cboe-backed rates-futures platform Curve Global raises more capital from big banks
• ESMA suggests toughening up MiFID II’s market-data rules
• The UK is set to start equivalence negotiations with the European Union as Brexit nears the finish line
• MiFID II unbundling rules continue to exacerbate the trend toward fewer equity analysts
• Despite a long trail of failure to date, EU member states keep discussing a pan-European transaction tax