Asset owners are strongly embracing private markets and are warming up to digital assets despite the operational challenges of each. This is one of the major findings of a global peer study, “Asset Owners in Focus 2026: Operational and Data Adaptation in the Era of Digital Disruption,” conducted by custodian Northern Trust. The second annual… Read More >>
SEC Moves to Streamline Form N-PORT Reporting
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing amendments to Form N-PORT’s reporting regime that are in line with SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins’s mantra to reduce unnecessary reporting burdens and make disclosure requirements more efficient. Specifically, the SEC is proposing changes to Form N-PORT’s reporting requirements “that apply to certain registered investment companies,… Read More >>
What Did the SEC Halt During the Mini-Shutdown?
As the great songwriter Joni Mitchell once noted, “you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.” Such was the case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and many other federal agencies that experienced a halt in operations after a partial shutdown that began Jan. 31. The Trump administration and the U.S. Congress acted… Read More >>
U.K. Treasury Pushes to Advance T+1
HM Treasury, the United Kingdom’s economic and finance ministry, has released a draft Statutory Instrument and accompanying policy note outlining the date and scope of recommendations set forth by industry working groups on the country’s transition to T+1 settlement. Published at the end of October, the draft lays the groundwork for the legal changes required… Read More >>
Spot Crypto Trading Pioneers Get CFTC’s Approval
Listed spot cryptocurrency products will begin trading for the first time via U.S. federally regulated markets on futures exchanges registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says Caroline D. Pham, the acting chairman of the CFTC. The milestone “follows recommendations by the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets and stakeholder insights from the CFTC’s… Read More >>
tZERO & Voatz to Develop Digitize Proxy Voting
tZERO Group, a blockchain and tokenization provider for capital markets, and Voatz, a mobile voting technology company, are collaborating to deliver blockchain‑backed, digital proxy voting that will herald a new era of corporate governance, officials say. “Markets have gone digital — governance should follow,” says Alan Konevsky, CEO of tZERO, in a prepared statement. “By… Read More >>
Client Reporting Can Help Asset Managers & Owners Too
Client and regulatory reporting responsibilities for asset managers and asset owners have always been essential operations that, by definition, have to be without flaws, are basic requirements, and are focused on clients’ needs. A new report from provider FactSet, “At the End of It: A Buy-Side Playbook for Reporting Success,” is making the case that… Read More >>
SEC Explores New Rules for RMBS & ABS Transactions
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to hear from the securities industry about ways the regulator can improve its rules governing residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and aspects of asset-backed securities (ABS). To gather those opinions, the SEC published a concept release inviting public comment. “The concept release notes there have been no public RMBS… Read More >>
Can Blockchain Analytics Mitigate Risk & Underpin Compliance?
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is showing new concern about “firms dipping their toes into crypto activities” and, through a new guidance, is urging banks (and other types of firms) to embrace blockchain analytics tools as a way to mitigate risk and achieve regulatory compliance. A guidance “is not intended to… Read More >>
Time to Embrace Tokenized Bank Liabilities?
A new report backed by regulators and financial services industry groups aims to set the stage for using tokenized bank liabilities and shared ledgers in cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) settlement. The initiative falls under Project Guardian, a global effort led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to enhance liquidity and efficiency in… Read More >>
