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ABN AMRO Clearing forges US/Asia links

06 March 2014 Amsterdam
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A new global execution platform developed by ABN AMRO Clearing will provide clients with routing capabilities between Asia, US and Europe for equities and futures trading via a single FIX connection...

Clearstream and NSD strengthen Russian partnership

30 January 2014 Moscow
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Clearstream has opened up settlement to Russian corporate bonds via its direct link to the National Settlement Depository...

Clearstream opens up non-T2S markets

15 January 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Eurobonds and securities from non-T2S markets will now be eligible for settlement under TARGET2-Securities, following plans from Clearstream...

Canadian regulators lay down clearing laws

10 January 2014 Ontario
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Canadian securities commissions have laid out rules in regard to seeking recognition as a clearing agency (or an exemption from the recognition requirement) under local rules...

SGX is greenlit for derivatives clearing

02 January 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has become the first Asian clearinghouse authorised as a derivatives clearing organisation by US derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...

Clearstream extends the ICSD settlement day

19 December 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream is extending the settlement day of its international central securities depository (ICSD)...

New Hong Kong CCP clears first OTC derivatives trade

04 December 2013 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

OTC Clearing Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), cleared its first OTC derivatives transaction using Calypso’s CCP OTC clearing solution when it began business on 25th November 2013...