The European Central Bank (ECB) has rescheduled the implementation of its Target 2 Securities (T2S) program, allowing one of the largest central securities depositories (CSDs) to delay migration until September 2016. The delays, however, are not likely to derail the T2S push, launched in June 2015 to create a single European platform for securities settlement…. Read More >>
IBOR Support Coming for CRD’s IMS as CME to Launch in Europe
Charles River Embraces IBOR; Gains Client in Luxembourg Charles River Development (CRD) is integrating support for investment book of record (IBOR) in version 9.2 of the its Investment Management Solution (IMS) flagship order management system, following completion of beta testing with global client partners, officials say. The company describes its IBOR support as a… Read More >>
DTCC’s Bodson is Omgeo’s Chairman as Clearstream’s CIO/CTO Exits
DTCC’s Bodson to Serve as Omgeo’s Chairman Post-trade solutions provider Omgeo has a new chairman in Michael Bodson, president and CEO of the DTCC, which earlier this month completed its acquisition of Omgeo. Bodson, who joins Omgeo’s board of managers, will take on the role from Andrew Gray, managing director of Core Business Management at… Read More >>
Would You Pay $812,460 to Fax Confirmations?
Manual processing stings especially in the investment fund services industry. Order placement, confirmation, fund transfer and reconciliation processes remain dominated by little or no automation, says market research firm Aite Group. In one case, a fund management firm spends $812,460 (€600,000) annually on faxes for its Taiwanese investors—representing 30% of the total transfer agency bill… Read More >>
Sibos 2013 Wrap
SWIFT customers will get “major structural price reductions for 2014” for FIN store-and-forward messages, say top officials at the financial messaging cooperative, which is hosting its Sibos 2013 conference in Dubai this week. Officials add that the 20% price cuts are intended to spur message traffic growth and €52 million in savings for customers.The new… Read More >>
