Scoop: Hans Buehler has stepped down as co-CEO of XTX Markets to pursue a career in academia. Via @FinancialNews .

Aquis is mulling an application to operate a Pisces private stock market in a move that would put it head-to-head with the London Stock Exchange. Via @FinancialNews .

Exclusive: Crispin Odey's family are distancing their business activities from the hedge fund founder. Odey's ex-wife is overseeing the liquidation of holding companies for assets owned by their children. Via @FinancialNews .

London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett said capital markets reforms have not yet triggered a "real turning point", as fund outflows and IPO woes continue. Hoggett called for 'Tell Sid 2.0' and a rethink on cutting AIM tax relief. Via @FinancialNews .

Exclusive: HSBC is considering using AI-powered “digital workers” to replace some back office jobs within its investment bank. It comes as Europe’s biggest bank tries to realise $1.5bn in annual cost savings. Via @FinancialNews.

Exclusive: BlueCrest Capital Management's Michael Platt has moved his residence to the UAE as the billionaire joins other British finance heavyweights in the Middle Eastern hub. Via @FinancialNews .

London IPO advisers are delaying their bets for a meaningful rebound to next year. Canopius, the £3bn Lloyd’s of London insurer, is the latest big firm to rethink its tentative listing plans, sources familiar with the matter tell @FinancialNews .

Scoop: HSBC's failed fintech Zing lost $87m before the bank ditched it. HSBC injected $169m into the international payments app in a short-lived bid to take on Wise and Revolut. Via @FinancialNews .

Two fintechs worth a combined $3.5bn are among those showing interest in the government’s Pisces scheme, designed to enable private companies to trade their shares on exchanges. Via @FinancialNews .

Scoop: Liontrust is moving traders to BNY in an outsourcing deal as the asset manager tries to keep a lid on costs. Via @FinancialNews .

The London Stock Exchange is stepping up efforts to reverse the decline of AIM with a sweeping review of its rulebook. As it turns 30, the junior bourse's head says it is not for sale and "could do so much more in the future". Via @FinancialNews .

Exclusive: The London Stock Exchange Group is shifting some EU tech jobs to India as it insources 2,000 external contractors. Via @FinancialNews .

Monzo is building an investor relations team in the latest sign of the $6bn fintech's IPO preparations. Via @FinancialNews .

Scoop: The Bank of London is under investigation by the UK's banking regulator, as the troubled fintech's auditor flagged "material uncertainty" over its future. With @paultclarke via @FinancialNews .

The £1.2bn Blue Whale Growth fund has boosted its stake in the London Stock Exchange Group to just shy of a top 10 holding. Manager @stephenyiu said LSEG may benefit from relisting in New York. Via @FinancialNews .

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Scoop: TP ICAP has become the latest London-listed firm embroiled in a row over its CEO's remuneration after ISS urged shareholders to vote against a potential £2m pay rise for long-serving boss Nicolas Breteau. Via @FinancialNews .

Exclusive: BancTrust, a City investment bank specialising in emerging markets, has laid off its chief strategy officer and most of its London-based salespeople and compliance team in an aggressive cost-cutting effort. Via @FinancialNews.

In Germany, a war of words between some of Europe's largest market makers and two trading venues over the definition of a stock exchange has attracted scrutiny from the EU's top financial markets regulator. Via @FinancialNews .

Scoop: Santander-backed fintech Ebury is set to delay its £2bn London IPO plans due to recent market volatility. The potential listing will likely move to later this year and could be delayed until 2026 depending on market conditions. Via @FinancialNews .