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Fnality processes live payments across its Sterling payments system
14 December 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

These initial live payments, in the first phase of its DLT-based digital financial market infrastructure and regulated payments rails, were processed via an omnibus account held by £FnPS in the Bank of England’s RTGS system

ISDA selects Linklaters to conduct derivatives committees assessment
14 December 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The review, which will analyse the structure and governance of the DCs, will see Linklaters recommend changes to maintain the integrity of the committees in changing economic and market conditions

SEC adopts rules on central clearing for US Treasury market
14 December 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The rule changes provide an update to the membership standards required of covered clearing agencies for the US Treasury market, with respect to a member’s clearance and settlement of specified secondary market transactions

Buy-side associations take legal action against SEC over short-sale disclosure
13 December 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

AIMA, MFA and NAPFM file petition asking the US Court of Appeals to invalidate newly-adopted SEC rules on reporting and public disclosure of securities lending and short selling activity

Digital Token Identifier Foundation joins FCA’s Digital Sandbox
13 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

DTIF was created by Etrading Software to provide ISO standard identifiers for digital assets based on open data principles

Clearstream GSF volumes outstanding climb 38% YoY for November
12 December 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The Luxembourg-based firm generated €759.1 billion for its global securities financing business for November, according to recent monthly figures

Pirum hires Hamid
12 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Sarah Hamid will work to accelerate the global adoption of the firm’s suite of post-trade services across securities lending, repo and futures

UK regulator issues guidance for Basel 3.1 implementation
12 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

This “near-final” policy statement responds to feedback advanced by the market on the CP 16/22 consultation paper on Basel 3.1 standards that was circulated in November 2022

Sucden Financial expands risk technology partnership with Nasdaq
12 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The collaboration aims to enhance Sucden Financial’s ability to monitor, manage and mitigate market and liquidity risk globally

Tradeweb enters next phase of partnership with BlackRock
11 December 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Announced in December 2022, the partnership allows the integration of Tradeweb’s credit trading solutions and data into BlackRock’s Aladdin OEMS

ESAs launch consultation on second batch of policy mandates under DORA
11 December 2023 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

These policy mandates aim to ensure a consistent legal framework for companies dealing with cyber-attacks or threats to their ICT-related processes

DTCC closes Securrency acquisition
11 December 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The acquisition, announced in October, aims to drive the development of the digital post-trade infrastructure