Industry associations relentlessly protest the SDR buy-in regime
As the consultation period for Europe’s Settlement Discipline Regime concludes, industry associations again step up calls for the removal of mandatory buy-ins.
LSEG Turquoise welcomes back Swiss securities as exchange equivalence is agreed
As the UK and Switzerland agree stock exchange equivalence, LSEG's Turquoise confirms the relaunch of Swiss securities on the trading venue.
Post-Trade
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail
It’s time for the front-office to pay attention to settlement fails, writes Jonathan Watkins. Regulation is incoming and the costs and complexities are set to rise meaning this process will have a significant impact on traders.
State Street launches cloud-native Alpha data platform
New open architecture platform from State Street in partnership with Snowflake and Microsoft Azure aims to address data demands from the buy-side.
Northern Trust and Standard Chartered partner on crypto custody for institutional investors
Landmark move in the institutional crypto space as Northern Trust and Standard Chartered collaborate on missing piece of the puzzle for investors eyeing digital assets.
Charles River and Eze Software deals looking like shrewd moves two years on
State Street and SS&C announce milestones for their front-to-back offerings after integrating front-office providers into their end-to-end services.
ASX post-trade system replacement delayed to 2023 in latest setback
The latest delay will push the DLT post-trade project at ASX back to April 2023, as the exchange again cites COVID-19 as a cause.
BoE and CFTC reinforce cross-border supervision of derivatives clearing in new agreement
UK and US derivatives watchdogs sign MOU to establish new framework for overseeing international clearing houses.
Virtu enhances FX products and services with a view to provide one-stop solution
New initiatives include execution management platform for FX, broker-neutral access to dealer liquidity, FX trade analytics and data.
Outsourcing is accelerating through the pandemic, says Northern Trust
COVID-19 crisis is accelerating outsourcing among asset managers who face a myriad of additional challenges such as competition, fee pressure and regulation.