Xavier Rolet

Xavier Rolet: ‘Quantum is upon us’ and can be used to speed up financial transactions

Former head of the London Stock Exchange challenged senior trading executives to embrace the new technology

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Rolet will be the guest speaker at this year's black tie event

Xavier Rolet to headline FN’s Trading & Tech Awards

The former LSE boss will give a talk to the luminaries of the trading world next month as FN honours the cream of the profession

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Former London Stock Exchange Group boss Xavier Rolet says 'equities have always been a sideshow in Europe'

Xavier Rolet: Clearing is the ‘litmus test’ for London’s global crown

As Paris becomes the largest stock exchange in Europe by market capitalisation, Rolet says clearing is still the real prize

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Xavier Rolet's position on the city’s future is informed by decades of experience working in the UK capital and other financial hubs

FN25: Xavier Rolet on battling Brexit and the future of London

Financial News's anniversary celebrations continue with a look at how Xavier Rolet changed the face of markets as head of the LSEG

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Xavier Rolet and Vladimir Putin in 2017, the year he was awarded an Order of Friendship by Russia

Rolet laments ‘tragic’ times as he exits Russian firm’s board

PhosAgro announced the departure of the CEO and three board members including Rolet

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Xavier Rolet said that there is an 'urgent need for a well-regulated global digital currency, backed by serious and legally safe financial infrastructure’

Former LSE boss Xavier Rolet calls for global digital currency

The market remains unregulated — exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken and Binance have tussled with regulators in recent months

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Xavier Rolet, the former CEO of the London Stock Exchange, says the Deliveroo IPO reminds him of similar criticism at the time of Ocado's debut

Ex-LSE boss Xavier Rolet on Deliveroo stumble: ‘Cynics make the worst investors’

Rolet said there is a 'need for a deep pool of investors and analysts who do understand growth and know how to price it' after Deliveroo stumbled in its trading debut

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Xavier Rolet

Xavier Rolet calls London stock trading loss a ‘sideshow’ — the true Brexit barometer is swaps

The interest rate swaps market is a far more important yardstick to measure Brexit's true costs, says the former London Stock Exchange CEO

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Ex-Barclays chair Makram Azar increases Spac to $300m amid surging demand

It is the latest example of high-profile financiers launching Spacs this year amid a surge in demand for the products during the pandemic

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