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DTCC launches ITP Data Analytics
16 March 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The US post-trade infrastructure specialist releases new operational analytics service enabling broker-dealers and buy-side to benchmark performance against counterparties, peers and industry standards

Ringing the bell for IWD
09 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The World Federation of Exchanges have seen a record 121 exchanges and central counterparties (CCPs) involved in the annual “Ring the Bell” initiative to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, yesterday (8 March)

DTCC blocks Russian securities from Bank of Russia
03 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC has blocked Russian securities from the Bank of Russia and The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

India expected to go live on T+1 from 25 February
17 February 2022 India
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The initiative would see India become the first market to accelerate its equities settlement cycle from T+2 to T+1

DTCC targets data transparency for repo markets
16 February 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched a new service that provides access to trade data for US treasury securities in a bid to extend transparency in repo markets

IHS Markit survey outlines challenges and opportunities in post-trade reform
09 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit, in collaboration with Asset Servicing Times, is pleased to announce the launch of its Post-Trade Securities Processing survey whitepaper

T+1 settlement for US securities by H1 2024, says report
01 December 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

DTCC, ICI and SIFMA outline path to implement next-day settlement for US securities by H1 2024, but conclude that a move to T+0 is not feasible in the short term

DTCC targets early 2022 to launch private market securities platform
09 November 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

DSM platform will enable digitisation of private market securities using distributed and centralised infrastructure. It will launch initially for pre-IPO securities, but will extend to a wider range of private securities according to user demand

Charles River Development appoints new EMEA head
02 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles River Development, the State Street company, has appointed Caroline O'Shaughnessy as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa

AFME: CSDR mandatory buy-in rules are “fundamentally flawed”
21 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) rulings, relating to mandatory buy-ins, are “fundamentally flawed”, according to James Cunningham, head of European regulatory and market initiatives at BNY Mellon

National Australia Bank enhances post-trade lifecycle via DTCC’s ALERT
21 October 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“With ALERT, we are able to bring greater efficiency, risk mitigation, and accuracy to the post-trade settlement process for our client base,” says Wayne Francis

AFME: T+2 is quicker than it used to be, but is it enough?
20 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The settlement date for stocks used to be T+5, before moving to T+3, and now most markets operate on a T+2 settlement cycle, but panellists at the AFME conference discussed whether or not the T+2 cycle is enough