CLS Bank

CLS to include South Korean won

CLS Bank, which operates the continuous-linked settlement service for foreign exchange, plans to include the South Korean won as a CLS-eligible currency.

Third-party CLS take-up slows

Take-up of the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service by third-party banks is slowing as a result of time-consuming back-office changes and a waning sense of urgency, CLS project managers told RiskNews ' sister publication, FX Week .

Tech glitch strikes CLS

NEW YORK — The failed settlement of over 20,000 Australian dollar and Japanese yen trades on the Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) service last week was caused by multiple technical faults, senior CLS officials told FX Week.

Tech glitch strikes CLS

The failed settlement of more than 20,000 Australian dollar and yen trades on the continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service last week was caused by multiple technical faults, senior CLS officials said.

Continuous-linked settlement: Extending to Asia

Continuous-linked settlement – the initiative designed to eliminate forex settlement risk – went live at the end of last year. But with only Australia and Japan represented in the first batch of currencies, what will CLS mean for Asia’s banks?

CLS Is Live. What Next?

CLS participants breathed a huge sigh of relief when the long-awaited system launched successfully. Is anyone ready to start expanding the system to new products?

JP Morgan signs up 18 CLS third-party customers

JP Morgan Treasury Services, a unit of JP Morgan Chase, has signed up 18 third-party service customers to allow them access to continuous linked settlement (CLS). The third-party service contracts allow counterparts to settle their foreign exchange…

Fundtech enhances CLS product offerings

Jersey City-based Fundtech has launched two new services to extend its Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) product range. IOSwaps Manager and a ‘third party’ PayPlus for CLS are aimed at extending the ability of financial institutions to eliminate risk…

Banks go live on CLS

Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) - the long-awaited industry initiative to cut settlement risk for foreign exchange - will go live today.

Bank race for CLS clients

The world’s top FX banks are racing against time – and each other – to sign up a potential 2,000 third-party banks and institutions as clients for a new forex settlement system, Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS).

CLS completes first live trials

Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS), a global system designed to substantially reduce foreign exchange transaction risk by settling trades in real time, moved a step closer to implementation today with the completion of its first live trials.

CLS turns to vendors for cash injection

Vendors that want to stay up-to-date with Continuous Linked Settlement Services (CLS) and use its brand mark to market their related products will have to pay an annual fee of £2,500 ($3,825) from August, said a spokesperson at CLS in London.

Switching on CLS

As the continuous linked settlement initiative prepares for a delayed launch later this year, firms that have been involved since the beginning outline how they hope to recoup and build on their investments.

IntesaBCI selects mpct’s CLS Server

Italy's largest banking group, IntesaBci, has selected mpct Solution’s CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) Server to power its CLS services, which will run on the Sun Solaris Unix platform at the bank's Milan headquarters.

CLS hit by yet more set-backs

CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) Bank, a financial industry initiative established to mitigate settlement risk in the foreign exchange market, has been forced to once again delay the launch of its service. The latest estimate for the start of CLS…

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