Post-trade
Paxos files to become SEC-registered clearing agency
The application comes after the blockchain infrastructure company completed a pilot in 2021 to test its settlement service.
Technical and regulatory questions surround Europe’s T+1 move
The EU roadmap mirrors the UK’s goal of an October 2027 move. With more than two years to prepare, firms must consider how to implement the non-prescriptive guidelines and weigh where to automate.
GenAI too risky for collateral processes
The technology has been heralded as game-changing for other areas of finance, but its potential to hallucinate may disqualify it from sensitive settlement procedures.
DTCC defines its AI play
Johnna Powell outlines the DTCC’s AI strategy, how new technologies might impact the various post-trade processes it supports and the best practices firms should adopt when integrating AI governance into their existing risk management functions.
Fnality joins DLT-based PvP FX settlement service
Baton Systems and Osttra’s joint payment-versus-payment FX network adds central bank-backed settlement option
Driving inefficiencies and risks out of post-trade operations
Next-generation, real-time technology to supercharge securities processing and make money work harder
Deutsche Bank delivers AI, client insights with ‘muscle memory’
Voice of the CTO: The German bank is taking finely honed skills and capabilities and deploying them for new and emerging use cases.
The European T+1 effect on Asia
T+1 is coming in Europe, and Asian firms should assess impacts and begin preparations now, says the DTCC’s Val Wotton.
Tariffs, data spikes, and having a ‘reasonable level of paranoia’
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. Covid brought a “new normal” and a multitude of lessons that markets—and people—are still learning. New tariffs and global economic uncertainty mean it’s time to apply them, ready or not.
MarketAxess, S&P partnership aims for greater transparency in fixed income
CP+, MarketAxess’s AI-powered pricing engine, will receive an influx of new datasets, while S&P Global Market Intelligence integrates the tool into its suite of bond-pricing solutions.
Standard Chartered goes from spectator to player in digital asset game
The bank’s digital assets custody offering is underpinned by an open API and modular infrastructure, allowing it to potentially add a secondary back-end system provider.
Experts say HKEX’s plan for T+1 in 2025 is ‘sensible’
The exchange will continue providing core post-trade processing through CCASS but will engage with market participants on the service’s future as HKEX rolls out new OCP features.
Bond CT hopeful Etrading unveils free tape prototype ahead of tenders
The vendor hopes to provide the long-awaited consolidated tape for bonds in the EU and the UK, demonstrating its ability to do so through ETS Connect.
Big xyt exploring bid to provide EU equities CT
So far, only one group, a consortium of the major European exchanges, has formally kept its hat in the ring to provide Europe’s consolidated tape for equities.
Asset manager Fortlake turns to AI data mapping for derivatives reporting
The firm also intends to streamline the data it sends to its administrator and establish a centralized database with the help of Fait Solutions.
How to navigate regional nuances that complicate T+1 in Europe
European and UK firms face unique challenges in moving to T+1 settlement, writes Broadridge’s Carl Bennett, and they will need to follow a series of steps to ensure successful adoption by 2027.
DTCC revamps data distribution, collection efforts with cloud, AI
The US clearinghouse is evaluating the possibilities that cloud and AI offer to streamline the processes by which it collects and makes data available to market participants.
FCA: Consolidated tape for UK equities won’t happen until 2028
At an event last week, the FCA proposed a new timeline for the CT, which received pushback from participants, according to sources.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 301: SIX’s Javier Hernani
Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins to discuss everything T+1.
FX automation key to post-T+1 success, say custodians
Custody banks saw uptick in demand for automated FX execution to tackle T+1 challenges.
Observations and lessons to learn from the move to T+1
The next few years will see other jurisdictions around the world look to North America for guidance on transitioning to shorter settlement cycles.