Euroclear

91 results about this entity

Period: 12 Oct 2004 - 22 Oct 2024

The fear of collateral shortage

Tim Howell, CEO of Euroclear, discusses the fear of a collateral shortage and what the industry should really be concerned with.

Euroclear CSDs to move to T+2 in 2014

Euroclear central securities depositories in Belgium, France and the Netherlands are to move to a T+2 settlement timeframe in October 2014, earlier than anticipated.

Euroclear Nederland consigns paper certificates to history

Euroclear Nederland has called time on a 400-year tradition of paper securities certificates as it closes its vaults in Amsterdam and moves all share ownership documentation to an electronic register.

ECB extends T2S deadline; weak trading hits volume and pricing assumptions

The European Central Bank may be forced into a rethink of the charging structure for the Target2Securities settlement platform as weak trading in Eurozone markets hits previously optimistic volume assumptions.

Euroclear to join T2S project

The European Central Bank's plans to develop a common framework for securities settlement across Europe have been boosted by the agreement of three Euroclear central depositories in Belgium, France and The Netherlands to participate in the scheme.

Markit and Euroclear team on European loan market services

Markit and Euroclear Bank have inked a memorandum of understanding that will see them build an end-to-end post-trade platform for syndicated loans.

Xtrakter plans European trade repository

Just days after US-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation outlined plans to launch a European trade repository, Euroclear-owned Xtrakter says it might develop its own.

LSE trading fees under scrutiny

Executing a UK equity trade on the London Stock Exchange is significantly more expensive than on Chi-X or Bats Europe, with over 80% of the cost coming from trading fees, according to research commissioned by Euroclear.

LSE names Kevin Milne director, post-trade services

The London Stock Exchange has named former Xtrakter CEO Kevin Milne as director of its post-trade services division.

Euroclear names HSBC man Howell CEO

Brussels-based depository Euroclear has appointed HSBC veteran Tim Howell chief executive officer, replacing Pierre Francotte who is quitting after 10 years in the role.

LCH.Clearnet bids to resolve ownership

London clearing house LCH.Clearnet appears to have finally resolved the wrangling over its future ownership after proposing the redemption of over 40% of its shares at a price of EUR10 a piece - an offer accepted by its biggest shareholder, Euroclear Bank.

Swift Standards Kit aims to ease back office integration woes

Financial messaging outfit Swift is looking to ease the burden of standards development and maintenance for banks and vendors with the release of a set of processable documentation components for automating the labour-intensive task of cross-referencing and maintaining multiple messaging standards.