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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
