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Our weekly list of announcements about how capital markets participants and regulators are engaging with digital assets. Commerzbank, Deutsche Börse and Munich Re asset management arm complete securities settlement transaction…

Deutsche Börse launches buy-in agent service for CSDR

August 2, 2019

CSDR, Deutsche Borse, Securities Lending

Deutsche Börse Group is taking another important step in its efforts to best support both the financial industry and the regulatory agenda. With the Deutsche Börse Buy-in Agent Service, the…

Eurex Clearing’s seclending and repo business adding SFTR reporting services

May 31, 2019

Deutsche Borse, Eurex Clearing, SFTR

Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub is adding a new solution for the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) to its suite of regulatory reporting services. It will help clients manage their…

Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub to start SFTR services

May 28, 2019

Deutsche Borse, Eurex, SFTR

Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub is adding a new solution for the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) to its suite of regulatory reporting services. This solution will help clients manage their…

Fintech weekly deals and partnerships roundup

BNY Mellon and AcadiaSoft team up for non-cleared margin outsourcing Buy-side derivatives market participants are now able to fully outsource their entire non-cleared margin workflow, via the market’s first end-to-end…

Deutsche Börse’s data unit launches derivatives flow analysis product

April 25, 2019

data analytics, Deutsche Borse, Eurex

Deutsche Börse Data Services has launched a new data product, Eurex Flow Insight, which provides a daily analysis of order flow by trading account type, such as agent, market maker…

Fintech weekly deals and partnerships round-up

FS: Australia blockchain investor TCM acquires controlling stake in US fund Australian digital assets investment firm TCM Global Asset Management (formerly Token Capital Management) is making its first international foray.…

Commerzbank and Deutsche Börse execute legally binding repo transaction on the blockchain

March 7, 2019

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, Repo

Commerzbank and Deutsche Börse have for the first time successfully used distributed ledger technology to execute a legally binding settlement of a repo transaction. The prototype transaction based on delivery…

HQLAx reports six banks onboarding to use blockchain collateral platform

January 29, 2019

collateral management, Deutsche Borse, HQLAx

Six banks already started onboarding Deutsche Börse acquired further shares in HQLAx The development of the HQLAx target operating model, an innovative blockchain solution for collateral swaps in the securities…

Six banks onboarding HQLAx/Deutsche Börse seclending blockchain

January 29, 2019

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, HQLAx, Securities Lending

Deutsche Börse and HQLAx have reported significant progress on blockchain securities lending solution, with six banks already started onboarding. In March 2018, Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX announced a cooperation…

Deutsche Börse and Bundesbank expect rapid blockchain development after tests

October 25, 2018

News and Notes, News and Notes – Fintech

Blockbaster, blockchain, Bundesbank, Deutsche Borse, Digital Asset

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have successfully completed the performance tests of their jointly specified prototypes for securities settlement based on blockchain technology. The prototypes support the settlement of securities…

Deutsche Börse sets up “DLT, Crypto Assets and New Market Structures” team

September 5, 2018

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, distributed ledger technology

After investing in various blockchain initiatives, Deutsche Börse Group is establishing a “DLT, Crypto Assets and New Market Structures” unit, which will focus on the further development of a group-wide…

Deutsche Börse acquires minority stake in HQLAx

August 28, 2018

Deutsche Borse, HQLAx

Deutsche Börse Group has just made an initial investment of a single-digit euro million amount in HQLAx S.à r.l. in exchange for a minority shareholding. With this step, the company…

Deutsche Börse acquires minority stake in blockchain fintech HQLAx

August 28, 2018

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, HQLAx, R3

Deutsche Börse Group has just made an initial investment of a single-digit euro million amount in securities lending and repo blockchain fintech HQLAx in exchange for a minority shareholding. Deutsche…

European roundup: some weighty news for the end of July (Premium)

August 1, 2018

CCP, Cleared Interest Rate Swaps, Derivatives, ESMA, Europe, Securities Lending

Clearing, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Borse, ESMA, Europe, FT, Securities Lending, topstory

As July wound down, European market participants released some important news items. We look at Euro clearing moving to Frankfurt, UCITS funds and collateral and the FT’s article on SFTR.…

Deutsche Börse to spend €270mn on tech by 2020; blockchain, cloud, AI in focus

May 30, 2018

artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, Deutsche Borse

Deutsche Börse annual investor day outlined expectations to focus on organic growth, targeted acquisitions, and investments in new technologies in its “Roadmap 2020” strategy. The exchange is targetting: structural net…

Clearstream partners with European fintechs to build revenue-generating platform

May 15, 2018

Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, fintech, regtech

Deutsche Börse Group and its post-trade services provider Clearstream will partner with Germany-based fintech figo and Luxembourg-based regtech start-up Finologee to create a common FinTech Acceleration Platform. The launch is targeted…

What to make of the Deutsche Borse/HQLAx announcement on blockchain for securities lending (Premium)

March 28, 2018

Blockchain, Europe, Repo, Securities Lending, Technology

Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, Eurex Clearing, Eurex repo, HQLAx, Securities Lending, topstory

Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAᵡ announced on Monday a partnership to build a new securities lending blockchain platform based on R3’s Corda technology. “The partners will build a fully integrated…

Deutsche Börse and HQLAx team up for securities lending blockchain

March 26, 2018

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, HQLAx, R3

Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX are planning a partnership for the creation of a securities lending solution using the R3 Corda blockchain platform. Using Corda’s unique blockchain technology, the partners will…

Deutsche Börse’s Teis updates on blockchain projects

February 23, 2018

News and Notes, News and Notes – Fintech

blockchain, Deutsche Borse, distributed ledger technology, Eurex Clearing, LA Ledger

In a recent interview, Stefan Teis, SVP, Group Business & Product Development at Deutsche Börse provided an update on the status of ongoing projects based on distributed ledger and blockchain technologies.…

Clearstream updates on digitization and fintech trends at Deutsche Borse Group

November 15, 2017

artificial intelligence, Big Data, blockchain, Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, machine learning, robotics

New technological developments in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robotics, blockchain and the like, as well as the rise of fintechs have increased the speed of change…

Eurex launches electronic platform for RFQs

November 3, 2017

Deutsche Borse, electronification, Eurex

Europe’s largest derivatives exchange will launch an electronic price discovery platform in Q4. The platform will allow bank’s broker desks and interdealer brokers to contact market makers with request for…

Deutsche Börse starts EMIR reporting service

November 2, 2017

Deutsche Borse, EMIR, Regulatory Reporting Hub

Deutsche Börse launched the first EMIR reporting solution on its Regulatory Reporting Hub. It comprises all EMIR II-relevant reporting features including an interface to the trade repository REGIS-TR. This new…

Clearstream and dwpbank enter strategic T2S partnership

October 19, 2017

Richard Stinchfield

Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, dwpbank, TS2

16.10.2017 Clearstream, the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group, and Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG (dwpbank), one of the largest securities services providers for Germany’s financial market, have entered into…

Clearstream and Pirum to offer clients increased collateral efficiency with real-time STP

October 17, 2017

Clearstream, Collateral Management IT, Deutsche Borse, Eurex Clearing, Pirum

Clearstream and the securities finance automation provider Pirum Systems are cooperating to provide mutual clients with real-time exposure visibility and an automated Triparty Required Value (RQV) solution for their securities…

Bloomberg: Frankfurt-London Truce Died Along With Deutsche Boerse Deal

April 6, 2017

Bloomberg, Deutsche Borse, Eurex, Frankfurt, LCH, London

The truce between Frankfurt and London has ended. Deutsche Boerse AG’s takeover of London Stock Exchange Group Plc officially died last week, and with it an alliance at the heart of Europe’s biggest financial…

Is the failed Deutsche Boerse/London Stock Exchange merger good or bad for European repo? (Premium)

March 29, 2017

CCP, Europe, Repo

CCPs, Deutsche Borse, Eurex Clearing, European Commission, LCH, London Stock Exchange, Repo, topstory

The European Commission soundly rejected the proposed merger of Deutsche Boerse Group and London Stock Exchange today, ending over a year’s worth of work and planning on a proposed integration.…

Deutsche Börse presents blockchain concept for risk free cash transfer

January 23, 2017

blockchain, Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, Eurex

Eurex Clearing acts as trusted party for transactions Direct payments with commercial bank money Deutsche Börse Group has developed a concept for riskless transfer of commercial bank money via an…

‘Liquidity Alliance’ of CSDs builds blockchain solution for cross-border collateral transfer

January 19, 2017

blockchain, Canadian Securities Depository, Clearstream, Deutsche Borse, Liquidity Alliance, Strate, VPS

Four international CSDs develop a Blockchain prototype in cooperation with Deutsche Börse Targeted ‘LA Ledger’ solution to provide fast and efficient mobilisation of collateral Four members of the ‘Liquidity Alliance’…

Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse test blockchain prototype for settlements

November 28, 2016

blockchain, Bundesbank, Deutsche Borse, Settlements

Today the Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse jointly presented a functional prototype for the blockchain technology-based settlement of securities. The innovative prototype is designed to provide the technical functionality for…

Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group: no change to merger plan because of Brexit

June 24, 2016

Brexit, Deutsche Borse, London Stock Exchange Group

June 24th, 2016 – Deutsche Börse AG (“Deutsche Börse”) and London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) note the result of the UK Referendum which recorded a majority of votes in…

Eurex’s ‘special membership’ for buy side shifts counterparty risk

April 14, 2016

CCP

Clearing, Deutsche Borse, Eurex, Eurex Clearing, insurance companies, ISA Direct, pension funds, topstory

Deutsche Borse’s derivatives clearing house, Eurex Clearing, is set to provide direct access to the buy side with a new category of clearing membership called ISA Direct. Until July, the…

Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc agree to "merger of equals"

March 16, 2016

Deutsche Borse, London Stock Exchange Group

Deutsche Börse AG and London Stock Exchange Group plc agree to industry-defining merger Highly complementary combination across divisions and asset classes which accelerates LSEG and DBAG’s respective growth strategies and…

Deutsche Börse receives full regulatory approval from Monetary Authority of Singapore for its clearing house

July 23, 2015

Eurex Clearing Asia to file application with ESMA as next step 22. July 2015 Deutsche Börse Group has received full regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to…

Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange and Deutsche Börse agree on joint venture

May 28, 2015

China Europe International Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Shanghai Stock Exchange