IEX hires ex-banking executive to take on NYSE, Nasdaq for listings

IEX Group, operator of the newest U.S. stock exchange, on Monday said it hired former Morgan Stanley executive Sara Furber to help it challenge Nasdaq Inc and Intercontinental Exchange Inc's New York Stock Exchange for corporate listings. The New York-based company, which was featured in Michael Lewis' book "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt," has been courting potential "founding issuers," offering them significant incentives to list their shares on IEX, Reuters reported in September. As head of