DTCC lines up tokenisation trials ahead of October launch
BlackRock, BNP Paribas, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and State Street among 50 firms participating in the trials – set to begin in July.
Market Infrastructure
Market Infrastructure
A continent in transition: Optimism and opportunity headline takeaways from TNF Africa
Measured optimism is replacing long-held caution across Africa’s capital markets, but as infrastructure improves and digital adoption surges, questions remain over access, governance and the pace of reform.
HQLAᵡ draws strategic investment from Broadridge and Digital Asset ahead of Canton Migration
Funding round supports platform build-out, DLT collaboration and expansion of collateral mobility use cases.
DTCC expands AWS and Microsoft partnerships on cloud-first infrastructure
At the centre of the programme is the re-architecture of DTCC’s clearing, settlement and risk systems.
Market Infrastructure
On the front foot: How Europe’s biggest CSDs have taken control of their own destiny
Europe’s central securities depositories have long been seen as the quiet infrastructure beneath the market. But when facing a wave of technological disruption, regulatory change and a renewed push for more integrated capital markets in Europe, the region’s post-trade infrastructures are now evolving to look very different from how we’ve previously viewed them.
BNY appointed financial agent for US ‘Trump Accounts’ initiative
Custodian to oversee national infrastructure and partner with Robinhood on delivery of children’s investment programme.
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.
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.