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Cboe Clear Europe adds crypto ETPs to its clearing service
02 May 2025 Europe
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

The company says that ETPs that are eligible for clearing must meet specific criteria based on market capitalisation, as well as underlying asset availability

Pirum goes live with ClearingConnect
09 April 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new solution is designed to support centrally cleared trading of securities finance transactions in Europe

Cboe Clear Europe clears first securities financing transactions
31 March 2025 Europe
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking acted as a principal lender against J.P. Morgan as a borrower in the first trades cleared through the new service

OCC names Hocking as Special Advisor to Chairman
17 March 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In this new role, Robert Hocking will work closely with Craig Donohue on board governance and organisational strategy

ESMA and BoE sign revised MoU
17 March 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The European authority has also temporarily extended recognition of ICE Clear Europe, LCH, and LME Clear

Regulatory bodies publish final reports on margin in cleared markets
16 January 2025 Global
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The three reports are part of a holistic work programme bringing together global standard-setting bodies based in Spain, Switzerland, and the UK

ASX reveals CHESS Release 2 implementation plans
26 November 2024 Australia
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The Australian Securities Exchange plans to implement the new settlement and sub-register services in 2029, with project costs up to AU$320 million

Cboe Clear Europe secures regulatory approval to launch SFT clearing
25 November 2024 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The pan-European clearing house is set to introduce a “first-of-its-kind” service for European SFT transactions in cash equities and ETFs

Cboe Europe and Aquis Exchange to explore equity consolidated tape
29 October 2024 Netherlands
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move comes after the European Commission mandated the creation of a single entity to operate a real-time pre and post-trade CT for equities for five years as part of the MiFIR Review

UK financial authorities complete SIMEX 24
03 October 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The simulation exercise aimed to test the UK financial sector’s ability to respond to a major infrastructure failure

Digital Securities Sandbox opens for applications
30 September 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The DSS aims to help regulators design a permanent technology-friendly regime for the securities market

UK EMIR reporting regime comes into force
30 September 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

All newly entered or modified derivative trades at both trade and position levels need to comply with the new requirements