Denmark’s Danske Bank has selected Broadridge’s Tbricks solution to enhance its multi-asset trading, pricing and position management processes according to a story in Fintech Futures news. The trading and market making solution was acquired by Broadridge through its May 2021 takeover of Swedish technology provider Itiviti. Danske Bank is now integrating Tbricks into its existing trading systems in the hope of further streamlining its operations and enhancing its capabilities after also deploying United Fintech’s trading technology, Netdania, for charts and data visualisation in December....
BNY Mellon Connects to CLSNet Netting Service
BNY Mellon has become the latest to join bilateral payment netting calculation service, CLSNet, according to a story in The Trade news. The platform standardizes and centralized post-trade processes across a range of trade types, including same-day trades and NDFs, which aims to reduce risk and achieve greater operational efficiency for a range of currency flows. As settlement risk in the FX market continues to be a focus, especially in emerging market currencies and other growing segments of the market, participants are looking for ways to mitigate risk effectively via automated post-trade...
Clear Street Introduces Corporate Access Capabilities
Clear Street, a New York-based diversified financial services firm, has announced the launch of its corporate access offering. According to a story in MarkatsMedia news, the new team provides both corporates and investors with a value-added service by facilitating interactions between management teams and investors to drive buy-side engagement, positively impact investment decision-making, and ultimately enhance shareholder value. Clear Street combines its scalable, modern brokerage platform with high-touch services designed to optimize client growth. Corporate access is the latest addition...
Additional CAT Transaction Reporting Call for this Week
FIF has scheduled an additional call for the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group for this week. The call will be on Monday January 22 at 2 pm ET and will focus on CAT reconciliation and billing. This will be in addition to the regularly-scheduled CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group call on Wednesday January 24 at 2 pm ET.
Front Office Committee
The Front Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday January 23 at 11 am ET to review applicable updates and notices from the SEC, FINRA, FINRA CAT and the equity and option exchanges.
Digital Assets Working Group
FIF has scheduled the next call for the Digital Assets Working Group for Wednesday January 24 at 3 pm ET. The Working Group will discuss disclosure requirements for digital assets, including SEC Rule 15c2-11. Time permitting, the Working Group will also discuss reporting requirements for digital assets. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of the Digital Assets Working Group, please update your FIF profile or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
T+1 and Trade-Date Allocations Subgroup
FIF has scheduled a call for the T+1 and Trade-Date Allocations subgroup for Thursday January 25 at 11 am ET. The subgroup will discuss issues and questions from FIF members relating to implementation of the requirements for T+1 settlement (amended SEC Rule 15c6-1) and trade-date allocation, confirmation and affirmation (new SEC Rule 15c6-2) that will take effect on May 28. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of this subgroup (i.e., you do not have this invite in your calendar), please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need...
AML and Sanctions
On Monday January 29 at 2 pm ET, Satish Kini and Robert Dura of the Debevoise law firm will review 2023 developments relating to anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations and key issues to focus on for 2024. FIF has invited the members of the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group to participate on this call. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of either Working Group, please update your FIF profile or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Data & Technology Committee
The Data and Technology Committee will have its next call on Wednesday January 31 at 10 am ET to review capacity, latency and volume data for the prior month for the equity, options, currency, crypto and futures markets. The spotlight presenter will be Geralyn Endo of MEMX, who will provide an update on the launch of the MEMX Options Exchange.