Clearstream launches intraday tri-party repo service
New capability allows clients to execute tri-party repo transactions throughout the day as demand for flexible funding tools grows.
Market Infrastructure
Euronext approves Clearstream and Euroclear as alternative venues for new settlement model
Announcement brings some much-needed clarity after Euronext’s plan to designate its own CSD as the default settlement venue was met with criticism from rivals.
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.
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”.