Target 2 Securities (T2S)
SIA-Colt Wins Monte Titoli T2S Connection Mandate
The SIA-Colt partnership will connect Italian central securities depository (CSD) Monte Titoli to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform for the first wave of migration, the firms have announced.
Swift VAN Passes ENAT
Swift has announced that its value-added network (VAN) for the Target2-Securities (T2S) project has passed the final milestone in a major test cycle.
James Rundle: The Gray Debate Around T2S
The Target2–Securities debate has shifted from asking whether it will happen, to when it will happen. The deadlines seem to be set in stone, but many question whether they’re as solid as they seem. This is a dangerous game, James says, considering the…
T2S and CSD Regulation to Obviate National Depositories
The double-tap effect of both the Target2-Securities (T2S) project and the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories (CSD) Regulation will spell the end of single-nation depositories, according to Jean-Michel Godeffroy, director general and…
T2S Will Increase Settlement Costs, Push CSD Consolidation, Sibos/SIX Survey Finds
A survey of attendees at Sibos 2013 in Dubai found that participants expect settlement costs to increase, thanks to the Target2-Securities (T2S) project. Bob Almanas of SIX Securities Services discusses the company's preparations for T2S
Six Securities Prepares for T2S, as Survey Finds Increased Settlement Costs Likely
A survey of attendees at Sibos 2013, in Dubai, has found that participants expect settlement costs to increase thanks to the Target2-Securities (T2S) project, according to the conductor, Six Securities Services.
SocGen Taps Swift for T2S Connectivity
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has chosen to use Swift's Value Added Network (VAN) to connect to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform.
Six, Clearstream Select Swift VAN for T2S
Six Securities Services and Clearstream will use Swift's value-added network (VAN), in order to connect to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform, the communications provider has announced.
Slovenian CSD Takes Swift for T2S
KDD Central Securities Clearing Corporation will connect to the pan-European Target2-Securities (T2S) platform using Swift's value-added network (VAN), the provider has announced.
Open Platform: Planning for the Inevitable with T2S
Harmonization of the European securities settlement landscape is gathering pace. The single settlement platform Target2-Securities (T2S) and the forthcoming CSD Regulation (CSD-R) – which could impose T+2 settlement Europe-wide and require an electronic…
BNP Paribas Selects Swift VAN for T2S Connectivity
BNP Paribas Securities Services has chosen Swift's value-added network (VAN) to meet its connectivity needs to the proposed Target2-Securities platform (T2S).
SIA, Colt Network to Connect Four European Central Banks
The vendor of information delivery platforms and vendor of payment systems have won the contract to provide a high-speed network between the central banks of Germany, Italy, France and Spain, as part of the Target2 and Target2-Securities (T2S) projects
Interbolsa Takes Swift VAN for T2S
Portugal's central securities depository (CSD) operator, Interbolsa, has signed on for Swift's value added network (VAN), a key aspect of connectivity to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform
Banks, Broker-Dealers Falling Behind on T2S Preparation
A recent Celent report has found that while parts of the European financial services industry are getting ready for the implementation of the Target2-Securities (T2S) settlement platform, others are lacking preparedness and facing large costs.
Information Mosaic Preps IMActions for T2S
Post-trade software provider Information Mosaic, based in Dublin, says its corporate actions solution has been enhanced to meet the new European settlement protocols.
Information Mosaic Updates Corporate Actions Product For T2S
Version 6.3 of IM Actions includes the ability to identify and track market claims, transformations and buyer protections based on standards published by the T2S corporate actions sub-group
2013 Offers Both Familiar and Fresh Challenges
As the recycling is put out for collection, credit card bills from Christmas cause mild bouts of nausea and everyone begins to get back into their daily routines, let's take a look ahead to what's going to be important in 2013.
Fifty Percent Not Preparing for T+2, Says Omgeo Survey
A study conducted by post-trade specialist Omgeo has found that half of the respondents are not preparing for a shortening of trade settlement cycles, despite an impending legislative requirement in Europe to do so.
Link Up Markets Chooses Swift For T2S
The joint venture of European and African CSDs will use the Value Added Network service to connect to Target2-Securities infrastructure
Monte Titoli Extends Collateral Management Offering with X-COM
The London Stock Exchange Group has announced that Monte Titoli, its Italian Central Securities Depository (CSD) is launching a new tri-party collateral management service.
Swift Develops End-to-End T2S Solutions
Also achieves successful proof of concept for value-added network.
Regulation and Market Structure Dominate Thought at Sifma
Derivatives reform top of the agenda, with the US regulatory landscape analogous.
Three Euro CSDs Sign Up to T2S
Euroclear Belgium, France and Nederland join settlement platform project.
Clearstream Joins T2S Initiative
CSD to support move to pan-European settlement platform.