Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Suggests Move to T+1 Settlement in US Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 24/02/2021

Reducing the settlement cycle to T+1 could reduce the NSCC’s value-at-risk clearing fund charge by 30-40 percent for sample portfolios, DTCC said.

Operational Risk

Improving Operational Resilience: A Priority for the Year Ahead

By David LaFalce | 14/12/2020

DTCC’s David LaFalce highlights the need for firms to remove manual processes, re-evaluate their interconnectedness, and seek out opportunities for industry collaboration.

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX to Enhance Northbound Stock Connect Post-trade Processing

By Editors | 24/11/2020

HKEX is targeting a Q1 2022 launch for the new settlement platform, which will automate and streamline post-trade processes and improve settlement efficiency.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Outlines Steps to Fully Dematerialise US Securities Market

By Editors | 01/10/2020

DTCC believes that the industry can achieve full dematerialisation of over 98 percent of all US physical certificates in the next three years.

Tokenisation

DTCC Explores Further Digitalisation in Public & Private Markets

By Editors | 19/05/2020

Project Ion seeks to further optimise the settlement process in public markets. Project Whitney explores the use of asset tokenisation and digital infrastructure to support private markets.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Geopolitical Risk Surpasses Cyber as Top Overall Risk: Survey

By Editors | 12/12/2019

Geopolitical risk & trade tensions was cited as the top overall risk for 2020 in DTCC’s annual Systemic Risk Barometer Survey, though cyber was cited more frequently as a ‘top 5 risk’.

Market Risk

Initial Margin Challenges Confronting Asian Markets

By Purtini Joshi | 08/10/2019

DTCC’s Purtini Joshi outlines three key challenges firms need to address to ensure compliance with Phase 5 and Phase 6 implementation of initial margin regulations.

Clearing & Post-Trade

DTCC Outlines ‘No-Touch’ Vision for Post-Trade Processing

By Editors | 13/09/2019

Much of today’s post-trade process is still handled manually, resulting in greater risk, errors and costs, says DTCC in a new white paper, highlighting the need for a new approach.

Clearing & Post-Trade

SFTR: An Opportunity to Upgrade, Automate

By Manesh Samtani | 17/06/2019

DTCC’s Val Wotton and Oliver Williams explain the challenges SFTR presents in Asia, and how firms can best prepare in the lead-up to implementation starting in April 2020.