In the wake of the move to a shorter T+2 settlement cycle last year, the DTCC is putting forward new proposals to optimize and hasten the time to settlement for U.S. equities markets. Specifically, the DTCC wants to “move settlement of eligible equity trades at its subsidiary, National Securities Clearing Corp. (NSCC), from the afternoon… Read More >>
Tim Lind Joins DTCC as MD for Data Services
Industry veteran Timothy Lind has left Thomson Reuters where he was global head of financial regulatory solutions and joined the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) to be managing director of DTCC Data Services. In his role at the DTCC, Lind’s responsibilities “will include overseeing DTCC DataPro,” a DTCC spokesperson tells FTF News. DataPro “offers… Read More >>
GMEX & Colt Technology to Offer ‘Exchange-in-a-Box’ Services
GMEX and Colt to Support MiFID II Trading Venues GMEX Technologies Ltd (GMEX), a subsidiary of GMEX Group and vendor of multi-asset exchange and post-trade technology is partnering with Colt Technology Services to offer what it calls “the GMEX Exchange-in-a-Box” via the Colt PrizmNet financial extranet, officials say. “GMEX Exchange-in-a-Box is a multi-asset, multi-language hybrid… Read More >>
MiFID II Deadline Spurs Ops Overhauls for Firms
Although MiFID II is only four weeks away, buy- and sell-side firms are at different stages of preparation. For many, the goal is to cross the finish line on Jan. 3, 2018, but then to spend the rest of the year fine-tuning their systems and processes. “One of the unknowns is how many people are… Read More >>
Linedata, DTCC, Smartkarma & TFS Target MiFID II Burdens
(Editor’s note: With the MiFID II deadline about 100 days away, FTF News will be running an ongoing roundup of IT and operations news related to the market reform legislation.) Linedata & the DTCC Extend a 10-Year-Old Relationship With the MiFID II deadline looming, Linedata, a vendor of investment management solutions, has extended a decade-old… Read More >>
Industry Braces for the T+2 Big Bang Conversion
After years of preparation, the U.S. securities industry is taking its first steps toward shorter settlement, which for many banks and other financial services firms has meant an end-to-end overhaul for key operations. Over the Labor Day weekend, major industry associations and industry participants will be skipping their last summer holiday to oversee the shortening… Read More >>
FICC Launches a Repo Clearing Service
FICC Targets Risk Reduction & Capital Relief The Fixed Income Clearing Corp. (FICC), a DTCC subsidiary, has launched a repo clearing offering, the Centrally Cleared Institutional Tri-Party (CCIT) Service, that is intended to provide risk reduction and potentially capital relief, officials say. In fact, hedge fund giant Citadel and investment bank Morgan Stanley have already… Read More >>
DTCC Shuffles Managers for Key Businesses
DTCC Appoints Matthew Stauffer, Others to New Posts Officials at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) report that they have shaken up the management for key businesses, including the appointment of Matthew Stauffer as managing director and head of institutional trade processing, effective June 30, 2017. In other major organizational moves, the post-trade market… Read More >>
DTCC Taps Barclays for Deriv/SERV Post
DTCC Appoints MD for DTCC Deriv/SERV The DTCC, post-trade market infrastructure services provider, reports that Valentino (Val) Wotton has been appointed managing director for the DTCC’s Deriv/SERV business unit, effective August 29, 2017. Wotton will be “responsible for product development and strategy,” and will report to Chris Childs, president and CEO of DTCC Deriv/SERV. Prior… Read More >>
DTCC Fills Key Equity Clearing Post
DTCC Hires from Options Clearing Corp. The DTCC, a post-trade market infrastructure services provider, reports that Michael McClain has joined as a managing director and general manager of equity clearing. McClain will be responsible for heading the “day-to-day equity clearing business operations and strategic initiatives,” and will report to Murray Pozmanter, managing director and head… Read More >>
