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EMCF to Combine with EuroCCP
European central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) EuroCCP and EMCF will combine their operations this year to create a single entity for cash equities clearing, subject to regulatory approvals.
DTCC Wins Approval For Japanese Trade Repository
The post-trade services vendor has secured approval to operate a trade repository for over-the-counter derivatives trades in Japan, and will use the same messaging and software capabilities as it does for its other repositories in the US and Europe
DTCC To Establish Japanese OTC Trade Repository
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has received approval from Japanese regulators to launch the first trade repository in the nation for the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades.
Legal Entity Identifiers special report
March 2013 - sponsored by: Alacra, Avox, a DTCC Company, CUSIP Global Services, Kingland Systems, Thomson Reuters, SIX Financial Information
Fenics and Traiana Team Up On OTC FX Derivatives
Fenics Software, a GFI Group company, has signed an agreement with Traiana that will allow Fenics customers to manage the reporting of OTC foreign exchange (FX) derivatives into swaps data repositories and clearing houses.
Swift, DTCC Move Forward On LEI Registration
The industry utilities have increased the number of identifiers now registered, as other interested parties such as the FSB's Central Operating Unit also make progress on preparations
Swift's McMahon on DTCC Partnership, Corporate Actions
Malene McMahon of Swift Americas speaks with IRD editor Michael Shashoua at the Swift event in New York
Partnership Creates Cusip Route To CICI Registry
The DTCC and Cusip Global Services have formed a partnership for the assignment of CICI identifiers
Clearing Trade Reporting Hurdles
With many firms now familiar with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's trade reporting requirements, the next big challenge is the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. Once these two have been overcome, new reporting requirements in other…
DTCC Pilot Introduces ISO 20022 For Distribution Events
In the third phase of its corporate actions pilot, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is introducing ISO 20022 messages for distribution events such as cash dividends, stock dividends, interest payments and principal payments
Pulp Fiction: The Case for Dematerialization
Starting around the mid-1980s, securities depositories and the financial services industry as a whole began to move toward a process of converting paper stock certificates to electronic formats. Reasons of market efficiency and risk reduction are cited…
The Hub of the Matter: Ken Price Interview
After leading Avox for 10 years, in December, Ken Price left the company he co-founded. He tells Nicholas Hamilton about spotting a gap in the industry, building up a respected data company and his new job working for a start-up
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
Ken Price Joins Strevus
The Avox co-founder will work as vice president, sales, for the San Francisco-based start-up, which provides a collaborative data platform
Euroclear Nederland Exits Paper Certificates
Dutch central securities depository (CSD) Euroclear Nederland has announced that it recently completed a full-scale dematerialization project for all securities in the country, moving stock certificates to electronic formats.
DTCC Now Disseminating Swap Prices and Data
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the successful receipt of swap prices and transaction data at its DTCC Data Repository (DDR).
Davies Takes Over Avox With Core Focus
Mark Davies, an executive at the DTCC, has succeeded former CEO Ken Price at the DTCC-owned reference data provider
Retiring Industry Veteran Cutrone Reflects on the Past—and the Future
After more than four decades in the capital markets, Lee Cutrone is retiring. He talks with Anthony about the highs, the lows, and what he’ll miss once he's out of the business—namely, T+2, or even T+1, settlement cycles.
LEI’s Next Phase
With the structures for implementing the legal entity identifier basically in place, now the real work begins—actually implementing registrations
Industry Segments Get More Time For CICI Adoption
Extension of deadlines for swaps market participants as well as FX, commodities and equities traders to adopt the CICI identifier still leaves accuracy challenges to be addressed
Identifier's Infancy
During a webinar about the legal entity identifier, panelists discussed the opportunities the code presents for data vendors to create new products and the immaturity of current offerings, writes Nicholas Hamilton