Euroclear takes minority stake in Proxymity
Strategic investment sees post-trade provider join digital investor communications platform’s global consortium as both shareholder and client.
Market Infrastructure
SIX to roll out direct post-trade access model for Greek equities with Piraeus Bank
New framework aims to streamline cross-border connectivity and servicing for international institutional investors.
Market Infrastructure
DTCC’s tokenisation play: One giant leap for market infrastructure
With regulatory backing secured, DTCC is laying the groundwork for its flagship tokenisation platform to launch later this year. GC editor Chris Lemmon sits down with Nadine Chakar, global head of DTCC Digital Assets, to discuss the roadmap and the market’s state of play.
Iberclear and LCH SA extend collaboration to support Italian government bond settlement
Move will enable clearing members to settle Italian sovereign debt in T2S central bank money, as post-trade players seek to reduce fragmentation across Europe.
Fireside Friday with… Samir Pandiri
Securities services veteran and GC Legend Samir Pandiri joined TMF Group at the end of last year. Here, Global Custodian speaks with him about his new role, the structural shift toward private markets, and the evolving role of global service partners.
Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation partners with Proxymity to expand cross-border STP voting
TDCC has linked its cross-border STP voting infrastructure with Proxymity’s platform, enabling real-time proxy voting for foreign investors in Taiwanese equities.
Geopolitics: the unavoidable elephant in the room
Adrian Whelan, global head of market intelligence at Brown Brothers Harriman says geopolitics is the unavoidable elephant in the room for global regulation. Cross-border firms are facing overlapping and conflicting rules on funds, settlement, ESG, and digital assets - and political tensions are increasingly shaping how regulators enforce them.
Euroclear turnover jumps 20% in 2025 to €1.4 quadrillion
Russian sanctions and countermeasures continue to impact the business, with a €342 million provision being taken “given material risks and uncertainties”.
Market Infrastructure
Monopolistic CSDs and fragmented markets costing Europe billions annually, Citi finds
Research points to higher costs and operational complexity for custodians in Europe, with meaningful harmonisation still likely years away.
Predictions for 2026: Market infrastructure
Our predictions series continues as DTCC, Clearstream, Cboe Clear Europe, HKEX, CLS, Meritsoft and Taskize share their views on how clearing reform, cross-border connectivity and capital efficiency will shape market infrastructure in 2026.