Clearstream boosts Euro connectivity with Romanian bond market link
BRD Groupe Société Générale will act as local depository partner for Clearstream.
Market Infrastructure
Predictions for 2025: Market infrastructure
Our predictions continue as BNP Paribas, Clearstream, SIX and Cboe Clear Europe share their views on market infrastructure trends set to impact the industry in 2025.
Euroclear provisions €2.9bn as windfall contribution amid Russian legal hurdles
In its Q3 results, the ICSD reported record custody assets of €40 trillion, all while facing legal challenges in Russia after €1.5 billion payment to the Ukraine fund in July.
Euroclear invests in Singapore-based digital market infrastructure Marketnode
Investment aligns with Euroclear’s digital ambitions – particularly in the funds space - and represents its first move under new Asia Pacific CEO.
Euroclear appoints new CEO for French, Belgian and Dutch CSDs
New CEO most recently served as co-CEO of Euroclear’s global fund distribution platform, MFEX, which was acquired by the market infrastructure provider in 2021.
European collateral management system launch delayed again
Another delay for the unified system for managing assets used as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations which will now be pushed back to the first half of 2025.
Market Infrastructure
The year of execution: DTCC chief Frank La Salla talks T+1, Treasury Clearing and the transition to digital markets
It has been quite a year for DTCC fronting the grand scale industry switch to T+1 in the US, while also readying for the upcoming US Treasury clearing and preparing itself for a digital future. We spoke with DTCC’s chief executive, Frank La Salla – who has been at the helm for two years after a decorated tenure at BNY – about a year to remember for the market infrastructure giant.
U.S. Bank to offer CSD functions for securities issued in France on Euroclear
Enhancement adds local paying agency capabilities for European debt capital markets.
Euroclear processes first USD digitally native note on D-SI service
Listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the note raised $300 million to support Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s sustainable development bond programme.
Clearstream hits 100,000 D7 digital issuances as fresh upgrades boost capacity
Enhancements to post-trade platform, developed in partnership with Google, enable mass processing of up to 40,000 issuances per day.