10:09 AM EST, 11/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The UK government has assigned specific lead manager roles to Barclays (BARC.L), HSBC (HSBA.L), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), Morgan Stanley, NatWest (NWG.L), and RBC Capital Markets for the planned pilot issuance of its Digital Gilt Instrument, or Digit, in the first quarter of 2027. The lenders' tasks include preparing and executing the transaction, from documentation and bookbuilding to investor communications, as well as providing access to platforms through which the digitally native government bond will be issued, according to a Monday release. Additionally, the Bank of England approved a link between HSBC and the London Stock Exchange's (LSEG.L) digital securities depositories to allow Digit access through either infrastructure.

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