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J.P. Morgan confirmed as first validation agent in the Global LEI System
19 November 2020 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Validation Agent Framework, announced by GLEIF in September 2020, enables financial institutions to improve their customer experience and accelerate client lifecycle management

Increased automation could reduce asset servicing costs, reveals DTCC
18 November 2020 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Certain post-trade processing costs for cash securities at large broker-dealer firms could be reduced by 20 to 25 percent through automation, according to a survey of global broker-dealers by DTCC

DTCC hires former BBH head of custody product Bob Stewart
27 October 2020 Boston
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Former BBH head of custody product Bob Stewart has joined DTCC as executive director of institutional trade processing

Finastra and CloudMargin partner on new collateral management solution
26 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Finastra, the financial technology company based in London, and CloudMargin, a collateral management platform, have partnered to deliver an integrated collateral and margin management solution

DTCC’s launches new advisory service
07 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DTCC has launched a new advisory platform that will offer consulting services to help firms transform their post-trade business operations

DTCC introduces new service to simplify corporate actions claim processing
06 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new service will enable clients to bilaterally manage and settle claims seamlessly through a flexible, single point of entry

DTCC lays out roadmap for full adoption of US electronic securities
30 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC says less than 1 percent of assets it services through its subsidiary are still in physical form, but they still represent $780 billion in value

DTCC names Lisa Hershey as chief compliance officer
23 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Reporting to Ann Shuman, DTCC’s managing director and general counsel, Lisa Hersey will be responsible for leading the firm’s compliance function

Cappitech expands regulatory support to cover MAS reporting
19 August 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Cappitech has extended its support of regulatory regimes to include the Monetary Authority of Singapore over-the-counter derivatives transaction reporting through DTCC

DTCC expands custodian community ahead of CSDR
30 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The global custodian community of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has grown to 11 in preparation for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation

DTCC embarks on digital exploration in the public and private markets
18 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DTCC is set to explore the benefits of digitalisation in the public and private markets and whether new technologies can strengthen post-trade processes and reduce risks and costs

ESMA hands four TRs their SFTR licences
07 May 2020 Paris
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Four trade repositories have gained their licence to operate under SFTR by the European Securities and Market Authority