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OSTTRA Traiana expands OTC LimitHub to support equity clearing
09 December 2021 UK
Reporter: SFT

The launch of Traiana Equity LimitHub service with BNP Paribas Securities Services extends limit monitoring tools and credit approvals for sponsored members clearing via a GCM

EU legislators postpone implementation of CSDR mandatory buy-in provisions
25 November 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Commission has postponed the implementation of Central Securities Depositories Regulation mandatory buy-in provisions following months of speculation

Pirum launches Trade Risk Manager ahead of settlement discipline regime live date
18 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Trade Risk Manager offers front-office risk management and workflow tools that help users to ready themselves for enactment of the CSDR settlement discipline regime (SDR) and to manage a wider set of post-trade risks

SFTS: Tokenisation is going to shift collateral management
04 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tokenisation is going to shift collateral management from being reactive, as it typically is today, to being a lot more proactive, says a panellist at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium

SFTS: uncertainty around SDR implementation looms large
04 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

There remains a greater demand for clarity from the market amid continued uncertainty around the implementation of the SDR of CSDR, according to a panel at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium

Deutsche Börse launches CSDR reference data set
01 November 2021 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The data packages will help to manage risks and prioritise settlement fails, reconcile cash penalties and prepare for buy-ins, allowing clients to manage the new regulatory requirements of the European Central Securities Depositories Regulation

ECSDA updates its CSDR settlement penalties framework
07 October 2021 EU
Reporter: SFT

The revised framework aims to improve the safety and efficiency of securities settlement in the EU, highlighting changes from the previous document along with matters awaiting consideration from ESMA or the Commission

ESMA prioritises sustainability, CMU and digitalisation for 2022
28 September 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator takes on new supervisory powers for benchmarks and data service providers and will concentrate on building a single rulebook and promoting its role as an EU capital markets data hub

ESMA recommends delaying buy-in rules
27 September 2021 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The EU regulator has written to the European Commission urging it to reconsider a delay of the mandatory buy-in regime

Wematch and Pirum Systems to extend partnership for CSDR
23 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After partnering in June 2020, Wematch and Pirum are developing a solution to assist clients in preventing CSDR failures

Clearstream secures CSDR licence for its German CSD
25 August 2021 Germany
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The authorisation is effective from 24 August 2021 and represents the final step in achieving full CSDR compliance for all of Clearstream’s CSDs

Inadequacies of middle-office resulting in settlement failures, survey finds
27 July 2021 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In a recent Torstone Technology survey, 60 per cent of institutions said that settlement failures, attributed to inadequacies of the middle-office, are still a significant problem for their business