All industry news

LuxSE admits digital securities tokens onto official list

31 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

The series of tokens to be admitted on to Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s Securities Official List are digital covered bonds and structured products issued by Societe Generale - FORGE, the French financial services group’s digital division

GraniteShares sees trading surge in Short ETPs

31 January 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The ETP provider offers a number of Short ETPs, which are designed to rise in value when the underlying stock or index falls, are seeing a rise in interest as investors seek to hedge portfolios against falling security prices

IHS Markit partners with METACO to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets

27 January 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has partnered with METACO, a provider of security software, to provide a single multi-asset platform for financial institutions to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets

Industry trio complete tested integration of wholesale CBDC settlement with commercial banks

26 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BIS, SNB and SIX have successfully completed the second phase of Project Helvetia — a tested integration of wholesale central bank digital currency settlement with commercial banks

Clearstream launches Primary Market Issuance API for Eurobonds

25 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Issuer agents and market participants can now obtain ISINs and request acceptance of securities issued under programme in real-time

State Street Collateral+ becomes ISLA member

25 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has welcomed State Street Collateral+ as its newest member, with its membership now standing at more than 170 members

EuroCCP links to Clearstream’s Investor CSD solution

20 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

Post-trade connection links EuroCCP to Clearstream’s Investor CSD, enabling exchange-traded equity and ETFs cleared through EuroCCP to settle in Clearstream. UK investment platform Freetrade is announced as first customer