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ICMA ERCC reveals update to European repo guide
03 November 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Created by ICMA’s European Repo and Collateral Council, the guide is designed to help avoid uncertainty and disagreements among market participants, helping to foster a more efficient and orderly repo market in Europe

Meritsoft reveals new platform for post-trade automation
18 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform is designed to support firms’ post-trade processing requirements including fails management, financial transaction taxes and Central Securities Depositories Regulation penalty management

SSImple and Delta Capita partner on SSI solution
17 October 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Lucy Carter

By automating and streamlining the SSI process, firms aim to improve efficiency, accuracy and regulatory compliance in post-trade operations

EquiLend launches new Risk Resolution Suite ahead of T+1
14 August 2023 US
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The new R₂S system will combine EquiLend’s existing recalls, returns and settlement monitor solutions in a single user interface

Michael Carty swaps Euroclear for LME Clear
26 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Michael Carty has stepped down from his role as CEO of Euroclear UK & International, a role he began in 2020

AFME backs EU Council and European Parliament’s provisional CSDR agreement
27 June 2023 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposed law aims to reduce the financial and regulatory burden on central securities depositories (CSDs) and improve their ability to operate across borders, while also strengthening financial stability

ISLA panellists reflect on a busy 12 months of regulatory change
22 June 2023 Lisbon
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Advocacy isn’t solely about speaking to regulators, ministries and parliamentary bodies, but also advocating to and with market participants, said one panellist at the ISLA 30 Conference

Cboe Clear Europe to introduce clearing service for SFTs
14 June 2023 Amsterdam
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Participant agent lenders BNY Mellon and Citi, in addition to participant borrowers ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and J.P Morgan, will support the launch of the new service

ESMA goes live with DLT pilot
23 March 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The pilot builds on the existing MiFIR regulation to include tokenised financial instruments. This aims to bring pre- and post-trade transparency and market abuse monitoring to DLT-based securities

Davies departs from Pirum
01 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Simon Davies, director of business development at Pirum, has left his position at the firm’s London office to pursue new opportunities

CSDR penalties “bigger than expected”, says BoE Securities Lending Committee
30 January 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Committee notes that concerns around settlement efficiency have prevailed for many years and CSDR penalties have not resulted in a significant improvement since enactment of the settlement discipline regime in February 2022

EU Council revises mandatory buy-in rules
21 December 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

EU member states agree on proposed update for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation, including clarification on mandatory buy-in rules