For nearly everything that broker-dealers and other market participants want to know about the clearing of U.S. Treasury securities, officials at the Division of Trading and Markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have compiled a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The level of interest in the clearing of U.S. Treasuries is peaking… Read More >>
Key ICE Data Feeds Coming to Chainlink Service
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is collaborating with blockchain solutions provider Chainlink to incorporate foreign exchange (FX) and precious metals rates from the ICE Consolidated Feed into the Chainlink Data Streams data set, according to officials. The ICE Consolidated Feed offers “content from over 300 global exchanges and… Read More >>
‘Suboptimal Ops’ Will Fail via T+1 in U.K. & E.U.
(John Bevil, a senior product manager at data automation platform provider Xceptor, recently took questions from FTF News about a key European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) report on the E.U.’s transition to T+1 settlement and some of the lessons learned from the U.S. adoption. Bevil says that he has watched the financial services industry’s… Read More >>
KYC & Compliance Reap Rewards from Agentic A.I.: Survey
A growing number of global financial institutions are using agentic artificial intelligence (A.I.) to evolve the efficiency of their compliance operations and to automate key tasks such as know your customer (KYC) efforts, according to a new study from Fenergo, a provider of digital solutions for KYC and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. Hopes are running… Read More >>
Firms Struggle with Off-Channel Communication Rules
Financial services firms have shifted their compliance priorities away from off-channel communication concerns despite a whirlwind of penalties issued by former SEC Chair Gary Gensler during the Biden years, according to a new survey. But the rules, monetary penalties, and risk of reputational harm have not gone away from off-channel violations, Ryan Sheridan, U.S. head… Read More >>
Why Regulatory Fragmentation Must End
Fragmented global financial regulation is still a problem that “puts competition, economic growth and financial system resilience at risk,” according to a joint paper, “The Costs of Fragmentation and Possible Solutions,” released earlier this month by the Bank Policy Institute, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), and the Institute of International Finance. Regulatory fragmentation is… 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 >>
DNA Brokerage Launches Broker-Dealer Affiliate
Independent introducing broker DNA Brokerage LLC has launched an affiliate broker-dealer, DNA Securities, which will allow the combined companies to offer futures services and securities trading solutions to institutional customers, officials say. “DNA launched its futures brokerage services in August 2024. Driven by customer demand, DNA has expanded its services to include the introduction of… 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 >>
SEC Chair Declares New Era of Reasonable Deadlines
“The days of unreasonable deadlines have passed,” declared SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins late last month. The head of the SEC was referring to the commission’s vote to extend the compliance date to June 30, 2026, for the amendments to the broker-dealer “Customer Protection Rule (a.k.a. Rule 15c3-3).” “This extension will provide more time for… Read More >>
