LCH to use UnaVista for SFTR repo reporting
LSEG units announce new deal for reporting of Securities Financing Transactions ahead of new regulations due in April next year.
Market Infrastructure
Euroclear expects global uptake of ICSD settlement model supporting ETF distribution
Following deal with Hong Kong Exchange, Euroclear expects more exchanges in Asia, the Americas, and the Middle-East to join its ICSD settlement structure for ETFs.
Pakistan on the cusp of a market revival following two-year downturn
After two years of headwinds, Pakistan is set for capital market reforms and ongoing stabilisation in economic fundamentals.
Clearstream integrates Swisscanto business under new expanded fund services offering
Recently acquired London-based funds platform will come under newly branded Clearstream Fund Desk.
Market infrastructures at odds with slow progress to overcome post-trade barriers
Panelists at AFME's Post-Trade conference in London argued T2S has failed to lower costs, enhance efficiencies, and overcome post-trade barriers.
DTCC proposes several enhancements to increase US Treasury clearing
The proposals aim to shift trading activity away from bilateral markets and towards central clearing.
Euroclear to work with HKEX to boost European ETF distribution in Asia
HKEX has become the first Asian stock exchange to adopt the international central securities depository (ICSD) settlement model in Euroclear Bank.
ASX opens testing environment for new post-trade blockchain system
The ASX has opened a new Customer Development Environment (CDE) for users to test and interact with the new clearing and settlement system.
Euroclear onboards Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo to T2S platform
The Single CSD model currently covers the Euroclear Settlement of Euronext-zone securities (ESES) markets.
Settlement processes still far behind the technology evolution, finds DTCC paper
The research explained how, for some firms, most settlement communications still occur through email instead of through secure networks.