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Repo

ICMA explores DLT repo in new report

05 June 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The report looks at the technology itself, the types of digitalised cash and assets that can be used in DLT repo, and how DLT was applied to repo between 2017 and 2025

People moves

Comyno welcomes te Kaat

05 June 2026 Germany
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Benjamin te Kaat moves to this role from BNY, where he spent more than eight years as head of sales DACH/NET

Repo

Repo ADV rises 15.5% YoY for May, says Tradeweb

05 June 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Average daily volume across all asset classes for the month of May reached US$3 trillion, up 18.3 per cent YoY, according to Tradeweb

People moves

Credit Benchmark appoints MacWhannell

05 June 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Industry

Global securities lending revenue rises 47% YoY for May

04 June 2026 Global
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Industry

Alistithmar Capital joins ISLA

04 June 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

According to the association, Alistithmar’s membership highlights ISLA’s growing presence in Saudi Arabia to support the growth of the Kingdom’s capital market

Technology

ESAs publish first DORA report on ICT incidents

03 June 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The authorities note that the recent evolution of highly capable AI-driven tools should encourage financial entities to strengthen cybersecurity measures to maintain their resilience

People moves

Jefferies appoints Cally

03 June 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Michael Cally joins the firm from Velocity Capital, where he spent more than three years as a proprietary trader

People moves

Comyno welcomes Dhingra

03 June 2026 Germany
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Manish Dhingra brings more than 13 years of experience in project management, service delivery, and digital transformation across the banking and automotive sectors to the role

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Features

Repo resilience: Why today’s US repo market tends to bend rather than break

The structure of the modern US repo market has evolved significantly since previous episodes of stress. Thomas Hefty, head of front-end repo rates trading at BMO Capital Markets, looks at how central clearing, sponsored repo, and Federal Reserve backstops are reshaping market resilience

The benefits of an integrated fixed income value chain: From trading to clearing and settlement

Yama Darriet, head of OTC Capture and Repo Expansion Initiative at Euronext, explores fragmentation across the value chain and the significance of infrastructure design

The case for central repo clearing

Commonwealth Bank’s Russell Simpson, Michael Tang, Dr Hamid Yahyaei, and Shelby Kaye, discuss Australia’s evolving repo market and the push for central clearing

Navigating repo markets: The strategic role of BUCKLER Securities

Andrew Lazar, managing director, head of sales at BUCKLER Securities, provides an overview of the firm’s position in the market and its focused approach to fixed income financing

The race to optimise the repo market

OSTTRA’s Neil Taylor, head of securities finance, solution design, and Gary Hawkins, head of repo optimisation, speak to Carmella Haswell on the firm’s work to optimise the repo market and take it to its next stage

Growth without compromise

Michel Semaan, global head of RepoClear, LCH, discusses the firm’s UK and EU cash bond and repo trade clearing service, from breaking down barriers to reacting to client feedback

Repo clearing is here. Is your collateral framework ready?

The SEC mandate for central clearing of US Treasury repo is no longer a future problem. FICC is the venue, the timeline is set, and the firms still in ‘wait and see’ mode are running out of time. Wassel Dammak, strategic account director for Europe & UK Capital Markets at Vermeg, looks at what this shift means operationally, and why the firms that get it right will have a structural advantage

Repo reinvented: 30 years on — the practical path to speed, clarity, and confidence

Sunil Daswani, global head of Client Management, Match Products, at MarketAxess, discusses repo market ‘plumbing’ following the third annual Global Reimagine Repo conference

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Podcasts

Acadia Ahead of the Curve

Word on the (Clear) Street

eSecLending Insights

Making Sense

Interviews

Lago Kapital

Nordic growth and challenger positioning

Lago Kapital CEO Jarkko Järvitalo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss the firm’s expansion across Scandinavia, built on a foundation of securities lending, with integrated offerings spanning market making, incentive programmes, and complex valuation services

BNY

Investing in resilience: Navigating the US Treasury clearing mandate

Nate Wuerffel, head of product for Global Collateral and head of Market Structure at BNY, provides a comprehensive perspective on the US Treasury market and the upcoming clearing mandate that is set to impact not only the US, but Asia and Europe also. Carmella Haswell reports

National Bank of Canada

Trading with agility: Driving the business forward in a rapidly evolving market

James Bryce, Mathilda Yared, and Steven Scholl of National Bank of Canada speak to Carmella Haswell on driving the business forward via technological investment, building the foundations to prepare for upcoming regulatory changes, and questioning infrastructure through a digital assets lens

London Stock Exchange Group

A single source of trade and agreement data

London Stock Exchange Group recently launched TradeAgent, designed to replace the industry’s duplicative processes with a single source of trade and agreement data. Annabel Harrison speaks with Hansa Tote to discuss the platform — from collaboration to cutting costs

CIBC Mellon

Talent at the core: Shaping the future of Canada’s securities finance industry

CIBC Mellon’s Lisa Tomada, vice president of securities lending, and William Yan, relationship executive of markets, review the search for talent, a broadening skill set, and supporting the next generation as a consequential investment

EquiLend

From fragmentation to integration: Rethinking the securities finance lifecycle

Tony Camarota, head of Spire at EquiLend, discusses eliminating the divide between the front and back office, the significance of a unified model, and the role Spire 3.0 plays in tackling fragmentation

NeoClear

Next generation clearing: A low-touch high-tech solution

Paul Whitehead and Helena Frumson of NeoClear provide an in-depth discussion on Europe’s reliances on non-EU clearing capacity and how the firm is positioning to build a new market infrastructure

EquiLend

Beyond electronic trading: The digital evolution of securities finance

Nick Delikaris, chief product officer at EquiLend, explores how connected infrastructure, shared data, and digital market frameworks are reshaping securities finance, as institutions move towards a unified operating model spanning traditional and tokenised assets

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Magazine

News and people moves roundup

Investing in resilience

BNY’s Nate Wuerffel on US Treasury clearing, the world’s largest and most liquid sovereign bond market, and its global implications.

Nordic growth and challenger positioning

Lago Kapital CEO Jarkko Järvitalo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss the firm’s expansion across Scandinavia, built on a foundation of securities lending, with integrated offerings spanning market making, incentive programmes, and complex valuation services.

Business in Boston

The fourth annual Securities Finance Symposium in Boston saw market participants engage in group discussions on AI, review the current state of readiness for the US Treasury clearing mandate, and share knowledgeable insights on digital assets.

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