Three new additions for CLS’ cross currency swaps service
The service forms part of CLSSettlement which has seen a 38% year on year increase in cross currency swaps for the first half of 2023.
The service forms part of CLSSettlement which has seen a 38% year on year increase in cross currency swaps for the first half of 2023.
There has been a 27% year-on-year increase in cross currency swaps submitted to CLSSettlement as of Q2 2022.
The move marks a change in FX settlements, allowing market participants to significantly reduce their settlement exposure and associated risks.
The pilot within CLSSettlement addresses various public policy initiatives to encourage PvP adoption.
New datasets will improve users’ analysis of short- and longer-term FX market trends to provide insight into market dynamics.
CLS and IHS Markit said with the addition of HSBC there are nine settlement members live on the cross-currency swap service including several major banks.
The project, named Convergence, includes the migration of CLSSettlement onto its Unified Services Platform.
Increased traction demonstrates demand from the buy-side to manage all FX post-trade workflow within one platform, claimed CLS.
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Partnership between CLS and Finastra aims to address increased demand from buy-side firms for a centralised post-trade management infrastructure.