The nominations are out for the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards program — now in its 15th year — and the nominees represent industry surges toward cutting-edge instruments and technologies, such as digital assets and generative A.I. The nominations also reflect the dynamics of the securities industry, such as the major shift toward private… Read More >>
It’s Time to Submit Nominations for the FTF Awards
We are knee deep in awards season for multiple disciplines and industries. The securities operations industry is no different as we launched the nominations process for the 2026 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards on January 12. The current FTF Awards program closely follows the dynamics of cutting-edge technology, operations management concerns, greater financial crime threats,… Read More >>
DTCC & FINOS Host an Open Source A.I. Hackathon
Officials at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) and the Fintech Open-Source Foundation (FINOS) recently announced that they are conducting the annual “Innovate.DTCC: Industry-Powered AI Hackathon,” from Feb. 23 to Feb 27, 2026. Participation in the hackathon is team-based only and individual entries are not allowed, officials note. “Teams may be of any size;… Read More >>
Crypto-Based Derivatives Spur New Demand for Prime Brokers
As traditional securities firms and their operations teams explore digital assets such as crypto-based derivatives, they are finding that such a move requires a variety of adjustments, which in part creates new demands for prime brokerages that can help firms accommodate this transition. This new opportunity and others are detailed in a new guide that… Read More >>
Ops Teams Work Smarter via Clear Data & Insights
(Reconciliation and exception management, net asset value oversight, compliance checks, fee billing, and settlement all rely on data that has been properly captured, validated, and distributed — sometimes from thousands of sources. In an FTF News Q&A, Jenn McMackin, global director, data and managed services at Gresham, takes on these issues and discusses the provider’s… 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 >>
24X National Exchange Will Pioneer Longer Trading Hours
The securities industry will take a major step toward nearly round-the-clock trading in September when the company 24 Exchange launches the first stage of the 24X National Exchange on September 29, offering trading of U.S. equities from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on weekdays. The new 24X National Exchange will initially serve “the growing demand for overnight… Read More >>
Tariff Turmoil Creates Big Clearing & Settlement Spikes
(Global financial markets entered into new levels of volatility over the past month as a result of the Trump administration’s tariff agenda. The impacts stretch from the front office to the middle- and back-office teams and enterprise-wide IT infrastructures. While firms grapple with shifting investor demands and significant market churn, their systems, infrastructures, and strategies… Read More >>
LSEG Widens Collaboration With AWS
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is extending its multi-year collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will be relying on AWS as “the preferred cloud provider for its Markets, Risk Intelligence and FTSE Russell divisions,” officials say. “By migrating internal systems to the cloud, LSEG will further strengthen its resilience and security while delivering… Read More >>
FINRA Approves Broker-Dealer ‘Hidden Road Partners’
A global credit network for institutions, Hidden Road, reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC, can operate as a member broker-dealer of the self-regulatory organization (SRO) the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which oversees U.S. brokers. FINRA’s approval “enables Hidden Road to expand its recently launched fixed income prime brokerage platform,… Read More >>
