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ESMA withdraws third-country recognition from UAE CCPs

26 July 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The European Commission has highlighted “strategic deficiencies” in the UAE’s anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism regime and added the jurisdiction to its list of high-risk countries on 16 March 2023

Brazilian exchange group B3 collaborates with Nasdaq on new clearing platform

10 July 2023 Brazil
Reporter: AST

This establishes a multi-year collaboration between US financial technology group Nasdaq and B3, drawing on Nasdaq’s expertise in delivering real-time clearing solutions to more than 30 clearing houses globally

Problems remain around T+1 implementation, Xceptor panellists say

06 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

There are “no easy fixes” for many issues around T+1, according to speakers at Xceptor’s 20th anniversary celebration event

Acadia launches Settlement Manager

27 June 2023 UK
Reporter: AST

The derivatives risk management specialist indicates that this will be first in a series of combined initiatives that will accompany London Stock Exchange Group’s proposed takeover of Acadia, announced in December

Acuiti and ION publish FCM research

22 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Published in partnership with ION, the research report, entitled ‘The Growing Opportunity in Derivatives Clearing’, explores the impact that rising rates will have on competition for FCMs

DTCC’s FICC passes $750 billion processing milestone

14 June 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation has processed more than US $750 billion in daily sponsored activity through its sponsored service

Collaboration is key to improve settlement efficiency, WFC speakers agree

06 June 2023 Czech Republic
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Panellists on the ‘Settlement efficiency’ panel at this year’s World Forum of Central Securities Depositories agreed that the industry needed to work collectively to improve settlement fail rates

ISITC Europe releases T+1 report commissioned by the SWIFT Institute

31 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The paper, commissioned by the SWIFT Institute, investigates how prepared the industry is for T+1, the progress that has been made so far and what industry opinion is on implementing a shortened settlement cycle

Bangkok Bank adopts CLSSettlement

31 May 2023 Thailand
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Bangkok Bank Hong Kong Branch can now access CLSSettlement as a third-party participant, the first Thai bank to be able to do so.

NYIC and MAS publish cross-border payments study findings

19 May 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The project investigated the efficiency of distributed ledger technology in multi-currency cross-border wholesale payments and settlements

ASX alters CHESS Replacement Partnership Program eligibility criteria

18 May 2023 Australia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ASX has released amendments to its CHESS Replacement Partnership Program, responding to industry feedback and in anticipation of future industry cooperation

Little support for European Commission’s clearing plans, Acuiti report says

12 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Commission has proposed a requirement for firms clearing certain Euro-denominated products to clear a portion in the EU and maintain an ‘active account’ at an EU-based clearing house

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