Clearing & Settlement
Prepare now for the inevitable: T+1 isn’t just a US challenge
The DTCC’s Val Wotton believes that firms around the globe should view North America’s move to T+1 as an opportunity—because it’s inevitable.
Citi details API for HKEX’s Synapse
New pieces of technology, like Synapse, assist Citi in migrating clients to newer technologies, and newer ways to settle and clear more efficiently.
Managing the FX challenge for T+1
As firms prepare for T+1 in May 2024, DTCC’s Val Wotton says they should also consider the complexities for cross-border trades.
Waters Wrap: ICE, Nasdaq and differing views about cloud
As exchanges continue to embrace cloud, the decisions they make today will have long-lasting implications.
Outsourced trading sees uptick as buy side seeks more bang for its buck
Buy-side firms see outsourced trading as a way to simplify their operating model, while custodians see an opportunity to sell bundled services.
This Week: Europe’s Mifir review, MarketAxess, FIA, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Shortening the Settlement Cycle: Then and Now in Asia
DTCC’s Joseph Capablanca says that while T+1 will bring benefits to Asia investors, industry participants need to improve ‘behavioral processes’.
Automating collateral management processes crucial for T+1 move
The reduction of settlement times from T+2 to T+1 for many US securities is likely to impact firms’ collateral management processes when it comes into force at the end of May 2024.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Broadridge’s Tyler Derr
Broadridge’s CTO Tyler Derr joins the podcast to talk about interoperability, blockchain, and other emerging tech.
DTCC’s blockchain for CDS trades finds no takers
Sources say the industry is not yet ready to fully adopt wide-scale implementations of distributed-ledger technologies.
AI proves helpful for banks facing new cash penalties for settlement failures
According to one report, banks have been hit with penalties of up to €5 million per month under new CSDR settlement rules. As a result, banks are turning to AI to help.
Post-trade still struggling from underinvestment, but purse strings are opening
Bloomberg, Broadridge, BNP Paribas, and a handful of startups are working to address manual processes in the back office.
Cloud and APIs begin to (slowly) permeate the post-trade space
As financial firms turn their attention toward modernizing the back office, how they approach these projects comes under new scrutiny.
If it ain’t broke, break it: Back-office tech reform may benefit front-office returns
Better data visibility across multiple systems could provide a driver for technological change in the world of post-trade.
Development bank aims for better settlement with blockchain prototype
R3 is among the companies working with the regional bank on a proof-of-concept to bring efficiencies to cross-border securities transactions.
Tech vendors rethink risk in era of surging options volume
As options volumes soar, technology vendors are thinking about new risks posed when legacy infrastructure meets increasingly complex markets.
From overhype to practical use cases: the DLT projects that gained ground in 2021
WatersTechnology reflects on some notable distributed ledger technology projects.
Post-trade in the cloud: Startup RQD aims to reimagine clearing
With the post-trade space poised for major change, startup clearing firm RQD says a new cloud-based platform will help it respond to client needs and new business opportunities.
This Week: Macrobond/FactSet, Tradweb, Bloomberg, DTCC, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Deutsche Bank leverages AI for securities services
The bank’s client segmentation offering creates more targeted post-trade offerings, while its prediction engine can help reduce settlement failures.
Shorter settlement cycles could hit non-US firms hard
As efforts continue to shorten the settlement cycle for US securities to T+1, market participants in Asia worry about the potential implications.