Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX Sets Launch Date for New Stock Connect Settlement Platform

By Editors | 04/10/2023

The settlement acceleration platform, known as HKEX Synapse, will launch on 9 October 2023 and improve post-trade efficiencies.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CME, DTCC Receive Approval for Cross-Margining Arrangement

By Editors | 13/09/2023

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

Structural Regulation

DTCC Exits Global Markets Entity Identifier Business

By Editors | 31/07/2023

DTCC to exit Global Markets Entity Identifier operations by 22 August, partnering with GLEIF for a seamless transition.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC, Nomura Partner to Enhance Post-Trade Efficiency in Japan

By Mark Johnston | 25/05/2023

Through the collaboration, DTCC and Nomura Research Institute will streamline and enhance the post-trade process, enabling shorter settlement times and increased efficiency.

Clearing & Post-Trade

34 FIs Have Joined Swift Service for Addressing Settlement Fails

By Editors | 19/05/2023

The service leverages the UTI to link all Swift messages related to the same securities settlement flow in a transaction chain.

Clearing & Post-Trade

AFME Announces Establishment of T+1 Industry Taskforce

By Editors | 02/03/2023

The task force will assess whether Europe should follow the US and other jurisdictions in moving to shorter settlement cycles.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Publishes Testing Framework for US Move to T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 30/01/2023

The testing framework assumes a September 2024 implementation date. Testing dates may have to change as regulators have not yet confirmed an implementation date.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Geopolitical Risk Cited as Top Risk to Financial Industry: DTCC

By Editors | 08/12/2022

The top three threats in DTCC’s latest Systemic Risk Barometer survey were geopolitical risks & trade tensions, inflation, and cyber risk.

CBDCs

DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

By Editors | 02/12/2022

The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”