Northern Trust gains US patents for DLT fund administration products
The patents build on the recently launched blockchain solution for private equity fund administration, which it partnered with IBM on last year.
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Pivotal blockchain developments mark big 10 days for securities services
Multiple breakthroughs for distributed ledger technology in 10 day span for securities services industry.
Canadian group herald instantaneous blockchain settlement success
Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group conclude that instantaneous equity settlement through distributed ledger technology is “feasible”
New technologies to provide new role for custodians
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) will reinvent the value chain for custodians, says HSBC's John Van Verre.
CSDs see progress for ledger technology in proxy voting
Proxy voting and corporate actions have been touted as the perfect starting point for applying DLT to the post-trade.
Regulators urged to step up in blockchain drive
Experts believe regulators should be more involved in helping the industry develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) and artificial intelligence (AI).
‘Low-risk’ processes providing perfect DLT starting point
Proxy voting and corporate actions was highlighted as a perfect starting point for securities services firms to implement DLT platforms.
ECB report wary of blockchain’s disruption to T2S
ECB warns blockchain use in post-trade processes could destabilise securities settlement in Europe.
ECB warns of DLT fragmentation risk in clearing and settlement
Mario Draghi has waned of fragmentation across member states if blockchain were applied on a wide basis across Europe.
ESMA takes ‘wait and see’ regulatory approach to blockchain
Senior risk analysis officer at ESMA tells FinTech conference blockchain has not reached a point where regulators should step in.