DTCC Processing: Unscheduled Close Processing

DTCC has prepared the following plan to address processing due to an unscheduled closing of the exchanges/markets as well as a broader closing affecting settling banks and the Fedwire money transfer system of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY).

December 27, 2007

DTCC Interruptions in Processing: Clearance and Settlement - Systems Outage

DTCC has prepared the following document to illustrate what a participant can expect in the event DTCC experiences an interruption in daily processing as the result of a protracted system software failure.

December 27, 2007

Transforming Structured Securities Processing

Transforming Structured Securities Processing represents DTC’s third white paper on structured securities and presents the latest proposals aimed at solving these processing problems and cost inequities in this rapidly growing market.

September 13, 2007

Structured Securities Processing Challenges

This new white paper outlines the processing challenges posed by Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and other Asset-Backed Securities as late and inaccurate notifications of payment rates continue to be major concerns.

June 8, 2006

How DTCC Built a Culture of Quality

The history of Six Sigma at DTCC is a vital chapter in a story of corporate cultural transformation, carefully planned and implemented, and designed with the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and evolving customer needs.

June 1, 2006

A Central Counterparty for Mortgage-Backed Securities: Paving the Way

As part of its long-planned effort to create comprehensive central counterparty capabilities that include guaranteeing the settlement of trades in the $300 billion-a-day mortgage-backed securities market, FICC announced plans to develop new services that will underpin the proposed central counterparty.

April 10, 2006

Safe, Secure, Setting New Standards: A Report to the Industry on Business Continuity Planning

Since the events of September 11, 2001, the need to protect the global financial system has brought heightened attention to business continuity planning, both in the United States and in markets worldwide.

February 2, 2004

Transforming Corporate Action Processing: Providing a New Level of Risk Management And Achieving Straight-Through Processing

Given today's uncertain economic climate, DTCC considers it an opportune time to reexamine processes and products with an eye towards improving efficiencies in areas of the industry that remain labor-intensive and risk-prone. 

June 17, 2003

STP For Institutional Settlement

As a significant step toward providing a straight-through processing solution for the institutional marketplace, FICC has prepared this white paper to describe a new paradigm that could ultimately evolve into a comprehensive settlement model suitable for all security types (other fixed income products, equities, etc.).

May 20, 2003

Issues and Recommendations Regarding Commercial Paper Settlement Practices

The Bond Market Association and DTCC are jointly issuing this Discussion Paper regarding the settlement of U.S. commercial paper (CP) and other Money Market Instruments (MMI) to promote an understanding of the settlement system for newly issued and maturing CP and the risks associated with the current system; and to recommend options to revise the current system for settlement of CP.

March 3, 2003