Settlement
CLS Sees Growing Buy-Side Demand for FX Settlement Risk Solutions
Buy-side participants are now more aware of the risks associated with FX settlement, and are getting more involved in managing them.
Crypto Markets Turn Traditional for Tools of the Trade
As interest in cryptocurrency trading refuses to wither, despite a bearish year, traders are increasingly calling for institutional-grade tooling from traditional markets to further develop the asset class.
Startup Fincross to Onboard Clients, Launch Crypto Custody in Q2
Subject to regulatory approval, the newly created digital asset investment bank plans to launch a custody solution in April.
HKEx Adopts Traiana FX Clearing Solution
Market participants can now clear deliverable FX trades regardless of how they were executed.
Replicating Traditional Financial Markets
As strides are being made to encourage greater institutional participation in the trading of cryptocurrencies, Wei-Shen ponders whether the crypto space will end up looking exactly like the traditional financial ecosystem.
A Look Back at Major Developments in Asia from 2018
From the data battle between the SGX and India to the ASX green-lighting its clearing blockchain project, Wei-Shen Wong looks back on topics that made headlines this past year.
Tokenization: The Flip Side of the Coin
Turning traditional assets into digitally traded data is one of the most commonly cited benefits of emerging technology, including distributed ledgers. But the reality is that the process is far more difficult than it seems.
Kaizen New Hire to Head Trade Reporting Expansion
Chris Machin will lead development of the expansion of ReportShield to cover APA trade reporting.
BCS Launches Synthetic Prime Brokerage Services
The offering will enable easier access to the Russian equity and derivatives markets.
Custody Seen as Crypto's Next Major Battleground
Although institutional interest in cryptocurrency trading has grown, the development of the custody space, in particular, is crucial for its next phase of evolution.
STP: Shedding the Leftover Inefficiencies
The age-old problem of achieving straight through processing remains a challenge for some buy-side firms today. But time is running out.
Emerging Markets Exchanges Embrace New Tech
While economic measures might place markets in Kenya, Tanzania, Palestine and elsewhere firmly in the “emerging” bracket, their use of technology is anything but.
CSDs Consider Entry into Crypto Market
The crypto markets need a body that fulfils the role of depositories adequately, say settlement specialists
DTCC Launches Data Product for US Equities
Equity Kinetics provides an overview of the US equities market for buy-side and sell-side trading and investment decision support operations.
Ripple Targets Correspondent Banks in Southeast Asia
The firm recently added Siam Commercial Bank to the network, allowing the bank to act as a clearing provider, and receive and forward on payments.
NEX Partners with Capitolis for FX Novation
NEX will provide connectivity to the Capitolis novation platform through NEX Infinity.
Left Behind: Buy-Side Firms Face Age-Old Question on AI
When it comes to artificial intelligence, first-mover advantage is clear. But for buy-side firms that do not have the resources of global giants and are finding they are increasingly unable to compete, it becomes a tough question—do you trust third-party…
Established Exchanges Eye Crypto Swaps, Futures
ErisX will be launching a derivatives exchange and clearing organization, while trueDigital is releasing a bitcoin swap contract.
Northern Trust Announces Outsourced Trading Capability
The product targets asset managers who are seeking lower costs and risk.
The New Guard: Ryusuke Yokoyama, JPX
Ryusuke Yokoyama sits down with Wei-Shen Wong to discuss his three-decade career at the TSE and JPX, how the exchange is looking to help the industry improve its settlement cycles and how the company is experimenting with blockchain and AI technologies…
DTCC, Symphony Partner to Offer Faster Exception Resolution
DTCC will integrate Symphony's chat capabilities with its DTCC Exception Manager platform.
Waters 25: A Look Back on the Last Two Decades
Waters examines some of the most important events in financial technology of the past 25 years.
SEB Goes Live with DTCC's Alert Regional Custodian Workflow
The Swedish bank will use US firm's network as a white-labelled service.
IHS Markit Overhauls Derivatives 'Nerve Center' with TradeServ Launch
MarkitSERV plans to retire DSMatch and fold MarkitWire and other products into cloud-based platform.