TDCC has linked its cross-border STP voting infrastructure with Proxymity’s platform, enabling real-time proxy voting for foreign investors in Taiwanese equities.
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.
Russian sanctions and countermeasures continue to impact the business, with a €342 million provision being taken “given material risks and uncertainties”.
Research points to higher costs and operational complexity for custodians in Europe, with meaningful harmonisation still likely years away.
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.
The project aims to simplify settlement and custody by offering access to a single platform covering multiple EU markets.
Legal challenge follows the publication of European Commission proposals to utilise cash balances from the immobilised assets to fund a reparations loan for Ukraine.
The measures, developed in line with Europe’s Savings and Investment Union (SIU) strategy, aim to remove barriers, simplify supervision, and encourage innovation across the EU.
Exchange group confirms it is in discussions over a possible takeover of fund-platform operator Allfunds.
The appointment supports the company’s move to add Euronext Brussels alongside its existing Nasdaq listing.