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HSBC, FAB & ADX Launch MENA’s First Digital Bond

July 9, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

HSBC, FAB & ADX Launch MENA’s First Digital Bond

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), using the HSBC Orion digital assets platform, is moving ahead with the launch of bonds based upon distributed ledger technology (DLT) that will be listed and priced via the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), which serves the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. The DLT-based bond instrument has been “designed… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Ops Automation, Sell-Side, Settlement, Digital Asset Custody, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Integration, Standards Tagged With: automation, back office, digital bonds, digital custody, distributed ledger technology (DLT), DLT/blockchain initiative, MENA, Middle East North Africa (MENA), tokenization

Firms Underestimate the Total Cost of Collateral

July 9, 2025 by FTF News

Firms Underestimate the Total Cost of Collateral

(The total cost of collateral is often underestimated because it extends beyond the direct cost of the assets themselves, explains Wassel Dammak, head of product strategy, collateral management at Vermeg, in a wide-ranging FTF News Q&A. The total cost of collateral encompasses three key components within any financial institution: technology, people, and processes, he adds…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Processing, Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Integration, Standards, Opinion, Q&As Tagged With: automation, back office, collateral automation, collateral management processes, collateral margin management, compliance, data management, Securities Operations, Standards, wall street

Raymond James Ltd. to Hasten Digital Transformation via FNZ

July 9, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Raymond James Ltd. to Hasten Digital Transformation via FNZ

Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of the North American investment firm Raymond James Financial, is investing in and collaborating with FNZ, a wealth management platform provider, to deliver a wealth management system intended to strengthen Raymond James Ltd.’s value proposition, officials say. The strategic investment in FNZ is intended to strengthen Raymond James Ltd.’s… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Private Equity, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Artificial Intelligence, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, Buy-side, digital transformation, Securities Operations, Standards, wealth management technology, wealth manager

A.I. Is a Force Multiplier for Ops Teams: SS&C

July 2, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

A.I. Is a Force Multiplier for Ops Teams: SS&C

(Applying artificial intelligence (A.I.) to securities operations is “definitely a force multiplier,” says Rob Stone, senior vice president and general manager of intelligent automation and analytics at SS&C Technologies, in this FTF News Q&A. For the past two years, Stone has been getting to know all that SS&C Blue Prism can do for A.I.-powered automation,… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Hedge Fund Operations, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Risk Management, Settlement, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Trends, Opinion, Q&As, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance, Economic Sanctions Tagged With: AI technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, back office, Blue Prism, Buy-side, compliance, digital workers, Large Language Models (LLM), robotic process automation (RPA), Securities Operations, SS&C Technologies

Ortex to Provide Short Interest Data to EDI Clients

July 2, 2025 by FTF News

Ortex to Provide Short Interest Data to EDI Clients

Global securities data provider Exchange Data International (EDI) is partnering with financial analytics provider Ortex to offer EDI clients access to Ortex’s comprehensive Short Interest Data, officials say. The partnership is intended to help EDI clients access “real-time short interest data, including key metrics such as shares on loan, cost of borrow, and the Ortex… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Corporate Actions, Data Management Tagged With: API, application programming interfaces, automation, back office, corporate actions processing, Market Data, reference data

Partior Links to OSTTRA’s FX PvP Settlement Service

June 25, 2025 by FTF News

Partior Links to OSTTRA’s FX PvP Settlement Service

Partior, a provider of DLT-based wholesale settlement for tokenized instruments, has a new link to the on-demand FX payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement service from OSTTRA and Baton Systems, officials say. The new integration between Baton’s and Partior’s DLT-based systems “expands participants’ options for settling FX transactions with PvP protection to include using tokenized commercial bank facilities…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, FX Operations, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Private Markets, Digital Transformation, Back-Office, Blockchain/DLT, Integration, Standards, Industry News Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, compliance, data management, FX markets, FX settlement, FX traders, Securities Operations

DTCC to Explore Fnality Integration with Digital Launchpad

June 25, 2025 by FTF News

DTCC to Explore Fnality Integration with Digital Launchpad

Post-trade infrastructure provider the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) and a provider of regulated DLT-based wholesale payment systems Fnality are collaborating “on the potential integration of the Fnality wholesale payments system (FnPS) as a payment rail” within DTCC’s recently introduced Digital Launchpad, officials say. The Digital Launchpad supports “the testing and advancement of emerging… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Risk Management, Settlement, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Asset Custody, FinTech Trends, Cybersecurity, Economic Sanctions Tagged With: automation, back office, blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), operational risk, operations, wholesale payments

Sifma & Arteria AI Take On U.S. Treasury Clearing

June 25, 2025 by Eugene Grygo

Sifma & Arteria AI Take On U.S. Treasury Clearing

It’s fascinating when solutions based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) can transform a manual process into something that is not only automated but completely redesigned. As many of you know, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is requiring the centralized clearing of U.S. Treasury securities repurchase transactions, with the first compliance deadline being Dec. 31, 2026,… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Risk Management, Settlement, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Trends, Integration, Standards, Opinion, Minding the Gap, Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: automation, back office, clearing, compliance, data management, digital documentation, repo, Securities Operations, US Treasury clearing

Calero Automates the Management of LSEG Entitlements

June 25, 2025 by FTF News

Calero Automates the Management of LSEG Entitlements

Automation has come to the management of the London Stock Exchange Group’s Refinitiv Data Platform (Hosted) via a new application programming interface (API) link and eBonding capabilities from Calero, a solutions provider for managing the cost and compliance of market data, officials say. The Calero support is intended to help heads of market data and… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Back Office, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Operational Risk, Digital Transformation, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, data management, market data management, market data solutions, Securities Operations, Standards, wall street

30% of E.U. Firms Have No T+1 Plans

June 22, 2025 by Faye Kilburn

30% of E.U. Firms Have No T+1 Plans

Almost three in 10 firms have yet to begin any planning for Europe’s T+1 transition, scheduled to take effect on Oct. 11, 2027, according to a new research report, with a further two in ten — representing 19 percent of respondents — still in the process of scoping the necessary work. The remaining firms, however,… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Data Management, Operational Risk, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Digital Transformation, Standards, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting Tagged With: automation, back office, operational risk, Securities Operations, Standards, T+1, T+1 settlement, T+1 transition

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