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Deutsche Börse confirms creation of first digital instruments in D7 simulation environment
16 September 2022 Germany, Luxembourg
Reporter: SFT

Frankfurt-based market infrastructure group has confirmed that it has created its first digital instruments in a simulation environment on its D7 post-trade digital platform

CFETS and Clearstream trade first triparty repo on ESG bonds in China
06 September 2022 Shanghai
Reporter: Klea Neza

The China Foreign Exchange Trading System and Clearstream have entered into an infrastructure cooperation to support triparty repo using ESG-compliant bonds

Clearstream and Pirum extend collaboration to boost collateral connectivity
04 August 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: SFT

This extension of their service agreement will offer automation of calculation, matching, submission and validation of collateral requirements and allocations across securities lending, repo and OTC derivatives

DTCC’s MTU connects to major triparty agents
03 August 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation achieves new milestone as Margin Transit Utility connects with seven major triparty agents including Clearstream, SIX and J.P. Morgan

LCH SA RepoClear extends its settlement network to CBF and Euroclear Nederland
26 July 2022 France
Reporter: SFT

LCH SA RepoClear has expanded the settlement connections that it offers to investor CSDs with the addition of links to support fixed income settlement at Euroclear Nederland and Clearstream Banking Frankfurt

Clearstream launches data solutions to predict settlement efficiency
11 July 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Settlement Dashboard and AI-powered Settlement Prediction Tool will be free of charge to Clearstream clients during its trial period

State Street hires Meintjes for digital custody
29 June 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Eugene Meintjes joins State Street Digital after 11 years at UBS, specialising in digital custody from his base in Zurich

Mark Gem retained as ECSDA chair as association elects its new board
24 June 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The European Central Depositories Association has voted in Guillaume Eliet and Indars Aščuks as its vice-chairs for a three-year term, with Georg Zinner becoming treasurer

Clearstream applies AI to accelerate collateral management automation
22 June 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Deutsche Börse-owned post-trade entity believes that the OSCAR product will be the first collateral management tool available in the market that applies AI techniques to improve efficiency in defining and negotiating collateral baskets

APG appoints Eurex for repo clearing
24 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Eurex will connect Dutch pension fund asset manager APG, with approximately €600 billion AUM, to its ISA Direct repo clearing service from mid-June. It plans to release its ISA Direct Indemnified model in July

Deutsche Bӧrse launches Bond Liquidity Data service to increase transparency
10 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Bond Liquidity Data service was created to increase transparency in the fixed-income market by providing insight on instrument liquidity and transaction data

European Repo Survey reports 5.4% rise in outstanding repo value in 6 months to Dec 2021
21 April 2022 Europe
Reporter: Bob Currie

Total repo contract value outstanding on the books of 57 firms responding to the latest European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) survey has grown to a record €9.2 billion, rising from €8.7 billion in the June 2021 survey and up 11 per cent YoY