“Time and tide wait for no man”: Andrew Douglas, chair of AST, shares why firms must move beyond preparation and start using T+1 as a catalyst to future-proof their operations.
Global Custodian's sister title, The TRADE, sits down with Ben Pott, international head of public policy and government affairs at BNY, to unpack the implications of MISP for capital markets’ improvement, settlement challenges, and striking the right balance between competitiveness, risk and regulatory complexity.
Growth in repo, securities lending and Asia Pacific activity drives record collateral mobilisation.
Bimal Kadikar, founder & CEO of Transcend, discusses the firm’s recent Series B investment with 7RIDGE, its expansion into collateral, liquidity and tokenised markets, and how it is building infrastructure to bridge traditional and digital financial ecosystems through optimisation, interoperability and AI-driven capabilities.
New capability will support settlement of tokenised investment transactions using regulated digital cash.
New service extends the bank's fixed income prime brokerage platform to European government bond markets.
The €77.5 million EIB issuance was arranged by Citi and marks the first use of Clearstream's D7 platform for such a transaction.
Latest guidance confirms that FMSB SSI templates are compatible with EEA pre-settlement requirements, while providing further clarity on implementation ahead of Europe's transition to T+1.
Firms assess the use of regulated digital cash for tokenised US dollar commercial paper transactions.
Collaboration aims to boost capital efficiency and collateral optimisation as demand for cleared repo grows across Europe.