News and Notes

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ISO expands technical standards to include vLEI

Vanguard: history shows US elections are a non-issue for portfolios and markets

Euroclear acquires stake in SGX/Temasek-backed DLT infrastructure

Brazil central bank details next phase of CBDC development

Citi goes live with “Token Services for Cash” on DLT

NY Fed launches reserve demand elasticity research product

Bloomberg: traders unwind leveraged positions in UST futures

Evident: J.P. Morgan retains top spot for AI maturity but HSBC surges

S&P Global: China measures spur short interest in Asia FS

Prague CSD to launch DLT register under EU’s pilot regime

S&P Global: European IPO activity plummets in Q3 but Q4 upturn expected

ESAs raise concerns over EC’s dual identifier proposal for vendors in DORA

Clearstream’s digital securities platform D7 reaches €10 billion milestone

FSB consults on operational incident reporting, including cyber

Broadridge launches instant payments service ahead of EU regs

SDX and RULEMATCH team up for crypto trades processing without pre-funded collateral

Komainu and Hidden Road add BlackRock’s BUIDL for triparty collateral

DSB: UPI onboarding at local APAC firms lags other jurisdictions

Nasdaq adds AI to Calypso platform for bank and insurance risk calculations

CACEIS-custodied tokenized MMF integrates Chainlink for onchain NAV data

Deutsche Börse updates on ECB trials for CeBM settlement

Gulf News: UAE central bank approves Dirham-backed stablecoin

Numerix acquires convertible securities platform Kynex

BNP Paribas: digital assets in 2024 and beyond (the hype)

DRW-backed fund launches tokenized MMF as privacy collateral on Canton Network

DTCC adds corporate bonds to intraday reference data

TMX/Clearstream’s CCMS to add equities collateral for triparty repo

Kyriba and SkySparc partner on tech overhaul for treasury systems

DTCC launches digital assets sandbox with collateral optimization PoC results

Canada buy-side touts repo and triparty as BAs phased out

EU watchdogs detail T+1 benefits vs. costs in preliminary findings

Broadridge boosts post-trade cyber resilience ahead of DORA

Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs to sell SRT Tied to $3B of Leveraged Loans

FS-ISAC urges “cryptographic agility” cyber in a post-quantum world

AIMA: macro strategies and NA region drive hedge fund optimism resurgence

AFME recommends SFTs excluded from CSDR for Europe T+1

IMF: retail CBDC threatens financial intermediation when central bank balance sheets expand

Reuters: broker commentary on US repo vol at end Q3

Bloomberg: Fed’s QT to run until H2 2025, RBC analysts say

LRH: classifying repo market trades using machine learning

NY Fed makes primary dealer survey machine-readable

AmerX launches securities lending on Broadridge platform

ICMA Q4 report spotlights UST repo clearing impacts, updates on EU regs

AIMA: hedge fund investment in crypto rises but remains cautious

Validus launches “ISDA Ops” for complex CSA and ATEs terms

Interactive Brokers and SNB Capital open investor access to Saudi bourse