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Upcoming Webinar: Post-Trade Transformation: Automating Clearing & Settlement
Date: 1 December 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The UK, EU and Swiss markets move to T+1 settlement on 11 October 2027, but the first binding compression arrives almost a year earlier. ESMA’s amended settlement discipline RTS expects allocation and confirmation completed by 23:00 CET on trade…
Upcoming Webinar: From Monolith to Modular: Architecting Equity Trading Platforms for 24/5 and Beyond
Date: 14 October 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Equities markets are entering a more distributed, always-on phase. Liquidity is fragmenting across venues and geographies, trading hours are extending toward 24/5 and beyond, and market data volumes, investor expectations and competitive pressure are all rising at once. Many…
SIX x-clear Extends Clearing to US Equities
SIX is expanding its post-trade offering with a new clearing segment for US securities, enabling European clients to trade and clear US instruments through its interoperable central counterparty, SIX x-clear. The service will operate within a European framework, with extended clearing hours aligned with the US market close and settlement through DTCC. Initial coverage will…
OSTTRA and Acuiti: Post-Trade Emerging as Competitive Differentiator
Derivatives firms are increasingly treating post-trade operations as a source of competitive advantage and capital efficiency rather than simply a back-office cost, according to research from OSTTRA and Acuiti. The study of 45 sell-side firms found that 96% of respondents active in OTC derivatives and 89% in listed derivatives see improved netting and optimisation as…
LCH SwapClear Clears First POLSTR OIS as Poland Moves Away from WIBOR
LCH SwapClear has cleared its first overnight index swaps (OIS) referencing POLSTR, the new risk-free rate for Polish zloty-denominated swaps, with Erste Group, ING Slaski and Societe Generale among the first participants. The launch supports Poland’s transition from WIBOR to POLSTR and the National Working Group’s efforts to encourage adoption of the new benchmark in…
BNP Paribas Backs OSTTRA’s Push for More Efficient Post-Trade Infrastructure
BNP Paribas has become the latest global bank to take a strategic equity stake in OSTTRA, joining Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, HSBC, Wells Fargo and UBS Investment Bank in the post-trade infrastructure provider’s investor consortium. The move, announced on 25 August, leaves funds managed by KKR as OSTTRA’s majority owner and expands the group…
Cboe Clear Europe to Expand Securities Financing Transactions Clearing to Fixed Income
Cboe Clear Europe, the pan-European clearing house operated by Cboe Global Markets, plans to expand its Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) clearing service to include fixed income instruments beginning 24 August. The service will cover EU, Swiss, and UK government and corporate bonds for all market participants, as well as US Treasuries and US corporate bonds…
AutoRek Acquires Fintech Grath to Expand AI Capabilities and Global Footprint
AutoRek has acquired Grath, the London-based reconciliation and regulatory compliance technology firm founded in 2019. The acquisition adds AI-driven automated reconciliation capabilities to AutoRek’s portfolio, serving banks, payment providers, brokers, and fintechs across international markets. The combined organisation offers three flexible operating models within a single governed control framework. These include AutoRek’s core Enterprise Private…
The institutional adoption of stablecoins: Strategic value, challenges, and implementation frameworks
Driven by regulatory developments such as the GENIUS Act in the United States and MiCA in Europe, Institutional interest in stablecoins is surging. With more than $300 billion in circulation globally, stablecoins have evolved from a crypto-native payment tool into an increasingly important component of financial market infrastructure. For financial institutions, stablecoins offer a compelling…
G.H. Financials Deploys Intraday Liquidity Platform from Baton Systems
London-based G.H. Financials has gone live with Baton Systems’ intraday liquidity management platform, bringing cash balances, margin requirements and collateral positions across more than 100 nostro, CCP and carry broker accounts into a single near-real-time view. The independent clearing firm, which processes over 800 million futures contracts a year for professional traders, deployed Baton’s Balance…