Industry groups in the U.K. are clashing over whether the U.K.’s industry-led, principles-based approach to shorter T+1 settlement will be sufficient to facilitate an orderly transition by October 11, 2027. The U.K.’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce published its final implementation plan, including the T+1 Code of Conduct, on Feb. 6, 2025. The plan outlines the scope,… Read More >>
STP Investment Services Unveils ‘STP LaunchAdvisor’
Investment operations solutions provider STP Investment Services has just unveiled STP LaunchAdvisor, a bundle of services — fund administration, investor services, regulatory filings, and core policies — targeting exempt reporting advisers and private fund managers. “The offering integrates fund administration and compliance into a single, cost-effective solution, eliminating the need for multiple service providers and… Read More >>
Urgency Building for ISO 20022 Transitions
(The Swift global cooperative for financial messaging is ending its support for the legacy MT standards for cross-border payments on Nov. 22, 2025, and is urging firms to transition to the updated ISO 20022 standard. This follows the Swift community’s decision in 2018 to adopt ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting. The global embrace… Read More >>
MBI Launches Crypto Links to Tokyo & European Hubs
A provider of ultra-low latency, wireless connectivity for crypto trading, McKay Brothers International (MBI), has launched what it is calling “the lowest latency connectivity” for crypto-trading hubs in Tokyo, London, and Dublin to meet growing demand for low-latency crypto transactions. “The new service achieves sub-132ms latency (round trip) between Tokyo and London. McKay’s Tokyo-London-Dublin service… Read More >>
Trump Team & Senate Bill End Hopes for a U.S. CBDC
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the U.S. will not be developed and issued by the Federal Reserve any time soon and it may be a long time before the U.S. federal government seriously considers the viability of a CBDC. The halt is the result of an executive order about digital assets, issued by… Read More >>
CME & DTCC Advance Margin Cuts for Treasury Traders
CME Group and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. (DTCC) have been working behind the scenes to expand their cross-margining agreement to increase margin savings and capital efficiencies for traders by December 2025, officials say. The update, which is still pending the nod from regulators, aims to improve the long-standing CME-DTCC cross-margining arrangement by allowing… Read More >>
A Roundup of Predictions for 2025
I’m a little late to the predictions party but please indulge me. This is a completely unscientific, random, and unusual set of predictions for this year and maybe a little beyond. I have scanned the usual suspects and unorthodox places and presented a variety of points of view while adding a few of my own…. Read More >>
SS&C Launches SaaS Updates for Geneva, Eclipse & OEMS
With alternative investment firms in mind, officials say SS&C Technologies is offering a variety of new features and functions via updated software-as-a-service (Saas) releases of the Geneva, Eclipse, and OEMS products and services platforms. “We tailor our releases to the global marketplace. The recent advancements in our alternatives solutions illustrate our commitment to them to… Read More >>
Clear Street U.K. Launches & Joins LME
Clear Street has launched Clear Street U.K. in London, the first major step by the maker of cloud-native securities transaction services to expand beyond North America, officials say. Clear Street’s product suite includes offerings for financing, derivatives products, execution services, and futures clearing. Following approval by the U.K. regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Clear Street… Read More >>
ESMA Sets Target Date for E.U.’s T+1 Move
The European Union’s head regulator and supervisor, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has set a definitive target date of Oct. 11, 2027, for the bloc’s highly anticipated transition to a T+1 settlement cycle. The announcement of the transition date is part of ESMA’s final report on shortening the settlement cycle, which includes the… Read More >>
