In 2017, the post-trade industry has seen a major infrastructure evolution. With completion of the European Central Bank’s TARGET2-Securities (T2S) project and preparations for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), some fundamental changes have been kicked off in the European post-trade market. “2017 was about reshaping and harmonising Europe’s fragmented post-trade landscape to create a level playing field for all market participants”, said Jeffrey Tessler, Deutsche Börse Group Board Member and Chairman of the Group’s post-trade services provider Clearstream. “A lot of groundwork has been laid, with market infrastructures adapting their business models to the new regulatory requirements.”
Earlier this year, as part of the third and largest T2S...
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