News and Notes

Euronext to acquire majority stake in benchmark services provider GRSS

Demand is up for US equity funding, finds Fed SCOOS survey

UK FCA weighs use of synthetic data for financial services

UK report calls for T+1 adoption and regional coordination

SIX acquires majority stake in FI data provider FactEntry

BNY Mellon and GLMX collaborate on triparty access for buy-side clients

UK Treasury publishes report on MMF tokens as collateral for repo and margin

FT: US faces “Lis Truss”-style market shock on soaring US debt

BusinessDay: Nedbank’s Wright on South Africa seclending going global

AIMA: final AIFMD rules secure regulatory stability for EU alts industry

SWIFT on CBDC experiments – DvP has traction while netting a “medium term” prospect

ICMA: repo market for Asia international bonds continues to deepen with more lenders

Rebellion Research: quantum algo solves COPs in record time

DTCC warns on affirmation rates ahead of imminent T+1 deadline

BoC’s Gravelle on the upward pressure in repo

SWIFT: ISO 20022-based messaging layer will mitigate shortcomings of shared ledgers

WFEClear: future of central and bilateral clearing

People moves round-up: BCI, BlackRock, BNY Mellon, DTCC, D-Wave, ECB, Goldman Sachs, IIAC, LSF, NeoXam, Northern Trust, Portfolio BI, Raymond James, RBC, SIX, South Street Securities, Tifin, Virginia Retirement System

BlackRock launches tokenized fund that invests in repo on Ethereum

Meritsoft launches AI tool for trade monitoring and exception resolution

ESMA’s T+1 feedback report shows securities lending among top impacted markets

Wematch executes first securities lending trade in APAC

Evident: European bank investment in AI startups gains market share

Denmark to join T2 wholesale payment system in April 2025

Baader Bank adds Broadridge’s regulatory trade and transaction reporting

BBH deploys Pirum automation for seclending ahead of T+1

BIS and European central banks use genAI for climate risk analysis

Sygnum taps Fidelity MMF for moving $50mn “proof of reserves” on-chain

BoJ last central bank to end negative rates, also updates collateral and seclending operations

European regulatory authorities join forces to improve banks’ data reporting

FOW: Citi exec says Basel Endgame will hike clearing costs 22%

Industry associations file lawsuit to vacate SEC’s Dealer Rule

IIAC: key points from risk-based approach of European AI legislation

Livemint: T+0 settlement in India to start end-March on optional basis, says SEBI

Wematch and Eurex set sights on basket TRF interoperability with Q3 launch

PAPSS picks ThetaRay AML tech for cross border Africa payment system

HSBC’s Inallura says quantum computing’s “ChatGPT” moment is coming

Japan’s GPIF resumes securities lending operations and outlines agent criteria

Bloomberg: Japan GPIF to Resume Lending Foreign Stocks After 4-Year Hiatus

People moves round-up: BIS, Deutsche Börse, FIX Trading, GLEIF, Labuan FSA, Pirum, SDX, Standard Chartered

ASX starts new consultation on CHESS replacement

S&P Global teaming up with DTCC for T+1 solution

SDX issues 2 CHF100mn digital bonds settling in wCBDC

Hazeltree upgrades treasury platform for hybrid model trends

Broadridge tech survey shows data investment priority as “digital gap” widens

Israel details CBDC plans w/ interest bearing option, ILS-linked stablecoin approved

OCC’s Hsu flags future rules for banks and 3rd-party service providers

ECB announces operational changes for monetary policy implementation

Canton Network completes major blockchain interoperability pilot

FT: CME Group bids to enter US Treasury clearing business