by Oleksandr Vynychuk
Oct 06, 2026 5:37 AM ET
His Majesty's Treasury "HMT" of United Kingdom has appointed Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest, and RBC Capital Markets as the Joint Lead Managers for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance following a competitive procurement process. The transaction is expected to take place by Q1 2027.
This follows the appointment of HSBC as the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) supplier in February, and the announcement in July that HSBC and LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver a bilateral Digital Securities Depository link.
Further information to follow.