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BMO Introduces Tokenized Cash And Deposit Platform With CME Group And Google Cloud

Date 24/03/2026

• First bank to offer CME Group’s tokenized cash solution on Google Cloud Universal Ledger 
• Enhanced digital financial infrastructure modernizes 24/7 institutional settlement, enabling clients to move value continuously for margin, collateral and settlement workflows 
• Establishes the groundwork for tokenized deposits that support broader payment and treasury use cases

smartTrade Launches Agentic Copilot: Governed, Sovereign AI In Trading & Payments

Date 24/03/2026

smartTrade Technologies, the global leader in AI-powered multi-asset electronic trading and payments solutions, today announced the launch of smartTrade Agentic Copilot (STAC). This major upgrade to smartTrade’s existing AI-enabled ecosystem introduces an “MCP-enabled Sovereign AI” architecture. This framework empowers banks to harness advanced Agentic AI technology while strictly adhering to the rigorous security, latency, and compliance requirements of modern financial institutions.

MIAX Exchange Group - Options Markets - New Listings Effective For March 25, 2026

Date 24/03/2026

The attached option classes will begin trading on the MIAX Options Exchange, MIAX Pearl Options Exchange, MIAX Emerald Options Exchange, and MIAX Sapphire Options Exchange on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

Basel III Liquidity Indicators Increase Slightly While Risk-Based Capital And Leverage Ratios Are Stable For Large Internationally Active Banks, Latest Basel III Monitoring Exercise Shows

Date 24/03/2026

• Banks' liquidity ratios increased slightly while Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios are stable in the first half of 2025.
• The average impact of the Basel III framework on the Tier 1 minimum required capital (MRC) of Group 1 banks decreased, driven by implementation progress.
• The newly expanded cryptoasset exposures dashboard shows how banks are classifying their cryptoasset exposures. 

The EBA Publishes Its Second MREL Impact Assessment Report

Date 24/03/2026

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its second Impact Assessment Report on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), assessing the effects of the framework on EU institutions, markets and funding structures. The Report shows that EU banks have continued to build up MREL resources, developing market access with limited impact on their business models. However, structural challenges remain for smaller banks. 

London Stock Exchange Group plc Notice Of Noteholder Meeting

Date 24/03/2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting (the "Meeting") of the Noteholders convened by the Issuer will be held virtually on 16 April 2026 at 10.00 a.m. (London time) for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the applicable resolution set out below, with the implementation of that resolution being subject to satisfaction of the condition set out in paragraph 9(b) thereof (the "Eligibility Condition") and which resolution will be proposed as an Extraordinary Resolution in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed dated 23 March 2021, as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, (the "Trust Deed") made between, inter alios, the Issuer and HSBC Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited (the "Trustee").

ISDA: IQ Interview with Mark Uyeda, SEC Commissioner

Date 24/03/2026

Mandatory clearing of US Treasury securities is due to begin at the end of this year under rules finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2023. SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda talks to IQ about the benefits of clearing and the path to implementation.

FTSE Russell And CanDeal Data & Analytics (“DNA”) Extend And Expand Partnership

Date 24/03/2026

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, and CanDeal DNA, a leading provider of Canadian over-the-counter financial market data solutions, have agreed to a 10-year extension for the use of CanDeal DNA’s Fixed Income Pricing in FTSE Canada Indices.

Robustness - Speech By Huw Pill, Bank Of England Chief Economist And Executive Director, Monetary Analysis, Speech At The National Bank Of The Republic Of North Macedonia And SUERF Conference – Central Banking Amid Persistent Global Shifts: Fostering Stability, Innovation, And Resilience, Skopje

Date 24/03/2026

In this speech, Huw sets out how scenario analysis can help develop a more robust approach to monetary policy in an environment of profound uncertainty. A robust monetary policy will deliver inflation close to the 2% target on a lasting basis across a broad and diverse set of possible environments.

London Stock Exchange Group plc Launch Of Consent Solicitations

Date 24/03/2026

LSEG plc announces today each Issuer's invitations (each such invitation, a "Consent Solicitation") to the eligible holders of its relevant outstanding Notes to consent to the modification of the terms and conditions (the "Conditions") of the relevant Series and consequential or related amendments to the transaction documents for the relevant Series such that (i) the Specified Denominations of the relevant Series will be £1,000 and integral multiples of £1,000 in excess thereof; (ii) the relevant Final Terms in respect of the relevant Series will be updated to reflect that the Notes will be eligible for purchase by UK retail investors as they qualify as Plain Vanilla Listed Bonds; and (iii) investors may hold interests in the relevant Series through Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited (formerly known as CRESTCo Limited) ("CREST") via the issuance of dematerialised depository interests ("CREST Depository Interests" or "CDIs"), issued, held, settled and transferred through CREST, representing interests in the relevant Notes underlying the CDIs, all as proposed by the relevant Issuer for approval by a separate extraordinary resolution of the holders of each Series (each an "Extraordinary Resolution"), and as further described in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum dated 24 March 2026 (the "Consent Solicitation Memorandum").