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Impact of the SEC’s Treasury Clearing proposal could be “significant,” finds DTCC

13 September 2023 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposal would require a significantly larger portion of the U.S. Treasury cash and repo markets to be centrally cleared through an SEC-registered central counterparty

Swift moves to beta testing phase of its CBDC interoperability solution

13 September 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Bob Currie

Its central bank digital currency connector is designed to ensure that CBDCs can coexist with each other and with established fiat currency payments infrastructure, says the Brussels-based organisation

BBH reshapes securities lending team with Sarah Holmes becoming global head

12 September 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

In a review of its senior lending team, BBH has promoted Holmes to global head of securities lending, Tom Poppey moves to head of securities lending product strategy and Robert Lees remains as global head of securities lending trading

CME Group and DTCC receive regulatory approval for enhanced treasury cross-margining arrangement

12 September 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The arrangement will enable capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both US Treasury securities and CME Group Interest Rate futures

Project Sela demonstrates retail CBDC can support access while retaining cash features

12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

Project Sela has proven the simplicity of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) ecosystem that combines accessibility, competition and preventative cyber security, while retaining key advantages of physical cash

Eurex’s Partnership Program welcomes more participants

12 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The initiative has been established to create a viable alternative to trade and clear euro-denominated STIR derivatives within the EU to offer liquidity across all fixed income derivatives and repo products

Panetta appointed chair of BIS Committee on Payments and Markets Infrastructure

12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Bank of Italy’s Fabio Panetta will become chair of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Committee on Payments and Markets Infrastructure on 1 November 2023, replacing the Bank of England’s Sir John Cunliffe