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IHS Markit survey outlines challenges and opportunities in post-trade reform
09 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit, in collaboration with Asset Servicing Times, is pleased to announce the launch of its Post-Trade Securities Processing survey whitepaper

T+1 settlement for US securities by H1 2024, says report
01 December 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

DTCC, ICI and SIFMA outline path to implement next-day settlement for US securities by H1 2024, but conclude that a move to T+0 is not feasible in the short term

DTCC targets early 2022 to launch private market securities platform
09 November 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

DSM platform will enable digitisation of private market securities using distributed and centralised infrastructure. It will launch initially for pre-IPO securities, but will extend to a wider range of private securities according to user demand

Charles River Development appoints new EMEA head
02 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles River Development, the State Street company, has appointed Caroline O'Shaughnessy as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa

AFME: CSDR mandatory buy-in rules are “fundamentally flawed”
21 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) rulings, relating to mandatory buy-ins, are “fundamentally flawed”, according to James Cunningham, head of European regulatory and market initiatives at BNY Mellon

National Australia Bank enhances post-trade lifecycle via DTCC’s ALERT
21 October 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“With ALERT, we are able to bring greater efficiency, risk mitigation, and accuracy to the post-trade settlement process for our client base,” says Wayne Francis

AFME: T+2 is quicker than it used to be, but is it enough?
20 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The settlement date for stocks used to be T+5, before moving to T+3, and now most markets operate on a T+2 settlement cycle, but panellists at the AFME conference discussed whether or not the T+2 cycle is enough

Calastone hires trio to bolster its digital offerings
19 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Calastone has made three strategic hires to support the next stage of its growth and bolster its digital offering

DTCC’s CTM now used by more than 1,800 firms
12 October 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s central trade manager (CTM) service for US domestic trade matching has grown to more than 1,800 firms, with organisations further consolidating global post-trade flows on a single platform

DTCC argues for extension of central clearing in US treasury markets
05 October 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

FICC, the DTCC subsidiary, argues that central clearing provides widespread benefits to the US Treasury market, including lower credit risk and settlement risk, improved liquidity and market access, and a more orderly system for liquidating positions

Industry working group reports on cyber threat to market infrastructure
22 September 2021
Reporter: Bob Currie

An industry working group, sponsored by the CPMI-IOSCO specialist group on cyber resilience, has published a whitepaper on data protection and validation in the face of cyber threats to FMIs

DTCC’s Project Ion advances into development phase
15 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Project Ion holds the promise of new settlement functionality supported by robust technical capabilities and is a key part of our on-going efforts to further accelerate settlement," says Michele Hillery