CMU OmniClear launches equities asset servicing through SIX link
Bank of China (Hong Kong) becomes the first member to onboard, giving CMU members access to Swiss and Spanish equities through CMU’s nominee account with SIX.
Market Infrastructure
Euroclear added as alternative CSD for Italian government bonds
The designation gives dealers and clearing members another settlement route for eligible CCP-cleared trades across MTS Italy markets.
Euronext goes live with pan-European CSD model
New settlement model gives trading members greater choice across Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
Market Infrastructure
Fireside Friday with… Clearstream’s Jens Hachmeister
Jens Hachmeister, managing director – issuer services & new digital markets at Clearstream, details the firm’s shift to a digital hybrid CSD and its plans to scale tokenisation across the securities value chain.
Europe
Fireside Friday with… Euroclear’s Chris Elms
Chris Elms, CEO of Euroclear UK & International, discusses 30 years of CREST and how the UK can build on its existing market infrastructure as it moves towards T+1, dematerialisation and greater adoption of digital assets.
BNP Paribas takes strategic stake in OSTTRA
The French bank joins a consortium of global banks investing in the post-trade infrastructure provider.
BNY backs LemonEdge in $21m Series A funding round
Investment aims to support private markets fund accounting platform’s expansion and development of modern infrastructure.
DTCC goes live with landmark tokenisation platform
Service moves beyond trials following industry testing with more than 50 firms including BlackRock, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and State Street.
S&P Global invests in SSImple
Investment targets improvements in SSI data quality, governance and automation across post-trade workflows.
FCA censures CACEIS UK over WealthTek controls failures
Asset servicer to make £31.7 million voluntary payment to affected clients.