Derivatives exchanges company CME Group and GPU market intelligence and benchmarking provider Silicon Data will launch two compute futures contracts on Oct. 5, 2026, pending regulatory review, officials say. “Explosive demand has driven sharp swings in compute prices, with volatility exposing a gap in the risk-management toolkit for companies building the A.I. infrastructure. CME Group… Read More >>
Plume Joins DTCC’s Tokenization Working Group
Officials at Plume say that the platform provider for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) has joined the Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group, a major tokenization effort of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC), and will offer its “expertise in compliance standards.” Announced in May, the working group represents “a broad cross-section” of traditional and… Read More >>
ANNA Service Bureau Incorporates Digital Token Identifiers
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), a global organization that supports International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) benchmarks, has taken what it calls a logical next step by incorporating Digital Token Identifiers (DTIs) into the ANNA Service Bureau (ASB), making it easier for securities firms to incorporate DTIs into data and operational processes, officials say…. Read More >>
First Plus Asset Management Taps SS&C
First Plus Asset Management (FPAM) reports that it has expanded its relationship with SS&C Technologies by picking the provider for operations support across Asia as part of an initiative for FPAM to service “its growing cross-border operating model.” SS&C will provide the multi-asset investment management firm with solutions “across the full investment lifecycle” via an… Read More >>
E.U. Firms Anticipate Broader Adoption of Cleared Repos
European securities firms appear to be expanding the clearing repo market beyond a major function of the interdealer market to a “far wider application,” according to a new report based upon a survey of sell-side firms such as global banks, regional banks, non-bank futures commission merchants (FCMs), and non-bank brokers. Acuiti and Euronext officials interviewed… Read More >>
MarketAxess to Join ICE for $5.7 Billion
Officials at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) confirm that they are acquiring fixed-income trading platform provider MarketAxess Holdings Inc. for approximately $5.7 billion to offer a single, unified platform across all segments of a fragmented and opaque market with an estimated $145.1 trillion in outstanding debt. The combination of fixed income services from both providers will… Read More >>
Franklin Templeton Digital Assets Is a ‘Super Validator’
Franklin Templeton Digital Assets officials say they are deepening their commitment to the Canton Network by becoming a Super Validator for the blockchain infrastructure. The announcement came via a recent posting on the X social media channel. “Financial institutions shouldn’t just use blockchains. They should help run them. TradFi and DeFi are becoming one. @CantonNetwork… Read More >>
Fees Still Determine Choice of Derivatives Clearing Broker
Buy-side firms participating in derivatives markets say that fees constitute the top determining factor in their choice of clearing brokers. But firms also value a clearing broker’s capabilities to access markets and products, the quality of transaction execution, and the operational processes they offer, according to “Execution and clearing: What the buy side expects from… Read More >>
Why Tokenization Makes ISO 20022 Migration Unavoidable
(Tokenization has a little problem with decimalization that could become a big argument for fully embracing ISO 20022. So says Paul Fullam, the 2026-27 Chair of ISITC, a global industry trade group. Fullam is also a senior business consultant at FIS Global, and a securities operations veteran. “The problem is how far out past the… Read More >>
Allspring Adds Distribution Data Support to SS&C Engagement
Independent asset management firm Allspring Global Investments has added to its long-term agreement with SS&C Technologies by choosing SS&C SalesConnect as its primary sales data management solution for all intermediary distributed products in the U.S., officials say. Allspring has $642 billion in assets under advisement. Allspring is an existing customer of SS&C’s suite of services… Read More >>
