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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
Securities finance news and commentary
Repo
LCH SA strengthens RepoClear
30 June 2026 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
HSBC Continental Europe has been onboarded as a second agent member for the repo sponsored clearing ecosystem, with PGGM extending its activity on the platform
People moves
Pavlidou leaves BNY
29 June 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
Sofia Pavlidou served as product lead for central clearing services within BNY’s Global Collateral platform
Technology
Clearstream introduces ActivityNext
29 June 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
The new solution replaces traditional management information system reporting with a centralised, on-demand view of operational performance
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An industrial revolution in funding and financing
Clearstream’s Banu Apers and James Cherry underline the centrality of collateral management, lending solutions and liquidity to financial market stability, and discuss how a technology revolution is reshaping financial services
Converging markets in securities finance
Andy Wiblin, chief operating officer at GLMX, discusses the evolution of securities finance, from the blurring of boundaries among financing desks, to the integration of liquidity management frameworks between large banks and buy side firms
The engine powering modern markets
Thomas Ingram of S&P Global Market Intelligence discusses the symbiotic relationship
between technology and data, and how this is transforming the securities finance market
The next phase for securities financing
Dan Long, global head of securities lending product at GLMX, delves into the balance between standardisation and nuanced engagement to drive liquidity across market segments
Repo reinvented
Sunil Daswani, global head of client management, Match Products at MarketAxess, looks at how speed, clarity, and confidence are reshaping the future of repo markets
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Sharegain
Shifting into a higher gear
ISLA co-chair Keren Halperin, deputy CEO and chief of staff at Sharegain, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the upcoming event in Lisbon and what participants can expect
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News and people moves roundupMoving from concept to reality
With a growing interest in digital assets, Darren Jordan of Komainu speaks about how this market fits into the securities finance world and its impact on the collateral landscape.Building scale in tokenised collateral
As tokenised collateral moves from proof-of-concept projects to production-scale deployments, questions around interoperability, regulation, and market infrastructure are becoming increasingly important. Tonic’s Chris Watts and Steven Czarnota discuss the industry’s progress with Zarah Choudhary.Preparing the Canadian market
Reviewing the Canadian Securities Lending Association 2026 conference in Toronto, Hansa Tote uncovers market themes, trends, and projections discussed by industry participants.