Custody
Crypto ECNs aim to offer alternative to Clobs
CrossX and Cypator bring ECN-style trading and settlement to crypto, but rivals claim infrastructure isn’t ready

FX-style crypto platforms could bridge gap with TradFi
Emergence of execution-only ECNs, prime brokers and clearing houses brings new confidence in crypto

Asia moves: Senior hires at BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon and more
Latest job news from across the industry

Beyond trustless: strong governance in crypto is needed
To build trust, the crypto ecosystem can borrow proven governance principles from TradFi
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Crypto custody faces regulatory death-roll
New measures to safeguard digital assets threaten to squeeze the life out of custody business, insiders fear
TMX eyes spot crypto trading launch next year
Exchange group would become first in North America to offer direct access to spot market in digital assets
NatWest takes on custodians with new FX overlay service
UK bank working with Lumint to win over mid-tier asset managers
FTX failure resets US crypto legislative programme
Lawmakers expected to seek stronger customer protection; industry wants flexibility for DeFi
How risk managers can stop the FTX infection from spreading
Segregation and transparency can save investors from imploding crypto trading venues
‘Repo by the minute’ could reshape lending – but not quite yet
Blockchain-based platforms from JP Morgan and Broadridge offer smart contracts that enable intraday repo
The stETH slide and what it means for crypto liquidity
Q&A: Automated market-making may have contributed to depegging, says a crypto fund manager
Duck! Buy-side plan to dodge IM rules could backfire
Three-quarters of phase six firms do not expect to exchange margin for at least six months
Fair-value losses derail payout plans at State Street, BNY
Hit to capital adequacy from available-for-sale book forces rethinks on rate sensitivity
Top custody banks add record $12.7tn assets in 2021
Assets under custody and administration hit an all-time high as the Basel Committee continues its G-Sib framework review
Hedging specialists vie for swelling FX overlay business
Custodians, banks and others look to capitalise on trend for buy side to outsource currency hedging
Back in the New York groove: BNY CRO’s risk revamp
Veteran risk manager and former trader on “intelligent” risk-taking
How State Street came to vote against polluting companies
SSGA will vote against companies that do too little on climate, but won’t abandon them entirely
Debate erupts over bitcoin’s US reg status
Commodity, currency or security? Experts question cryptocurrency’s asset class after El Salvador move
Source of systemic risk varies by region
European, Canadian and UK banks are too big to fail because of their cross-border activities, Chinese and Japanese banks because of their size
Global banks grow systemic footprint
Nine out of the 12 G-Sib indicators increased in 2020
Substitutability cap spares JP Morgan higher capital add-on
Three other US banks – BNY Mellon, Citi and State Street – also hit the cap in this year’s G-Sib assessment
State Street shrinks gap in the custody assets race
Boston-based bank reports largest quarterly increase among top US custodians
State Street launches tri-party custody for IM clients
Third-party provider begins shifting phase five clients to full-service collateral model