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AccessFintech integrates with S&P Global Market Intelligence
24 February 2025 US
Reporter: Jack McRae

Synergy, by AccessFintech, has integrated with S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Securities processing platform with the aim of enhancing settlement management for clients

Holtara launch CSRD platform
09 December 2024 Europe
Reporter: Jack McRae

The launch comes amid the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive shifting sustainability reporting requirements across the jurisdiction

ESMA proposes ‘coordinated’ EU move to T+1 by October 2027
18 November 2024 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In its final report, the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor highlights the long-term benefits for European markets prompted by a shorter settlement cycle

EU announces next steps on move to T+1: ‘It is urgent to act’
15 October 2024 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

EU regulatory bodies have agreed to establish a governance structure to oversee and support the technical preparations for the future move to a shorter settlement cycle

BNP Paribas integrates Pirum connectivity in Triparty Collateral Services
09 October 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Mutual clients will be able to connect via Pirum services to fully automate margin calculation, agreement, and instruction, as well as collateral management and optimisation

Nasdaq CSD appoints Clearstream as its gateway to T2S markets
10 September 2024 Europe
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

Nasdaq CSD will now access the T2S markets via Clearstream’s German central securities depository (CSD)

AIIB issues first DNN on Euroclear’s D-FMI platform
23 August 2024 China
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This marks the first digital issuance in US dollars for Euroclear and the first such issuance by an Asia-based issuer on its platform, the firm says

ESMA provides update on DLT Pilot Regime to EU policymakers
04 April 2024 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

This letter, sent to the European Commission, Parliament and Council, updates policy makers on the status of applications received by national regulators and highlights issues for attention raised during the project’s first year

Meritsoft launches TTEM solution
20 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

The solution aims to provide near real-time trade matching and settlement status updates allowing operations teams to quickly identify trades that look set to fail

Clearstream release 2023’s CSDR settlement efficiency rates
31 January 2024 Global
Reporter: Jack McRae

The market platform says the rates represent an improvement in both value and volume settlement efficiency

AFME and Deloitte releases post-trade inefficiencies paper
31 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

While the introduction of cash penalties under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation has reduced settlement fails somewhat, particularly for equities, the report affirms that inefficiencies remain, prompting higher costs and increased risk

Meritsoft reveals new platform for post-trade automation
18 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform is designed to support firms’ post-trade processing requirements including fails management, financial transaction taxes and Central Securities Depositories Regulation penalty management