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Firms accelerate preparations for the T+1 transition next year, survey finds
03 July 2026 France
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Conducted by The ValueExchange, the survey found that 83 per cent of firms are actively preparing for T+1 settlement, while 58 per cent have formal implementation plans in place, more than double the proportion reported six months ago

State Street extends partnership with Korea’s NPS
03 July 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Under the renewed mandate, State Street will continue to provide back and middle office services for Korea’s National Pension Service’s global equity and global alternatives portfolios

Ondo Finance launches custodial tokenised securities in the US
03 July 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The custodial model brings tokenised securities inside the US regulatory perimeter, with the underlying securities held in the same infrastructure that custodies US securities

The Cari Network joins ABA to expand tokenised deposit offering
02 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

According to Cari, joining the ABA’s Premier Partner Network is indicative of its commitment to helping banks modernise payments, deposits, and settlement infrastructure

OSTTRA receives US CFTC no-action relief for PTRR
02 July 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The no-action letter from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for solutions related to post-trade risk reduction provides exemptions that concern trading and reporting obligations

WBS and Quai Digital extend partnership
02 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Through their extended collaboration, WBS is introducing fractional dealing capability enabling Quai Digital to unlock new markets and scale more efficiently

Barys to lead new U.S. Bank custody unit
02 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Within the firm’s Investment Services division, Custody for Asset Managers will be headed by Wally Barys, bringing together specialised expertise, global market access, and a more streamlined experience for asset managers

Tradeweb completes real-time transaction of tokenised US Treasuries
01 July 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Executed on Tradeweb, the trade paired an onchain US Treasury with tokenised cash, while leveraging the Canton Network's synchronised settlement capabilities

Gresham appoints Giannaros as CEO
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Spiros Giannaros brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling enterprise software platforms for the global capital markets industry

Duco launches Agentic maturity model
01 July 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The framework maps five stages of maturity from manual spreadsheet reconciliation, AI experimentation, automation at scale, hybrid workforce, and agentic operations

Waystone appoints Larnder as Chief Financial Officer
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Richard Larnder brings over 20 years of experience operating within complex international services organisations, with deep expertise across financial strategy, governance, capital management, and M&A

Euroclear and Franklin Templeton extend collaboration
01 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The move will see Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and real estate strategies distributed via Euroclear FundsPlace