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Securities finance news and commentary

Industry

ICE acquires MarketAxess

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Under the terms of the agreement, ICE will acquire all outstanding shares of MarketAxess for US$167 per share in cash, a 33 per cent premium over 29 July 2026 closing price

People moves

Clear Street reveals senior leadership changes following expansion plans

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Among the leadership changes, Andy Volz, chief commercial officer, and John DiBacco, global head of markets, have been promoted to co-presidents of the firm

People moves

Digital Asset hires Bigaud

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Following 13 years at Euroclear, Sylvain Bigaud joins the firm’s Dubai office as senior director, global business development and strategy

Industry

Digital Prime Technologies welcomes expansion of Tokenet launch partners

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Industry

Provable Markets completes Series B funding with DTCC support

29 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Industry

CMU OmniClear creates direct linkage to Switzerland’s CSD

29 July 2026 Hong Kong, Switzerland
Reporter: Theodore Law

This milestone marks the first launch of CMU OmniClear’s equity post-trade services, since its establishment in 2024

Industry

HSBC Saudi Arabia and Kamco Invest launch securities lending service

29 July 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new service reflects the continued evolution of Saudi Arabia’s capital markets, with securities lending becoming a core component of institutional investment strategies

Repo

ISDA indicators reveal US$6.5tn in cleared repo ADV for June

28 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Total sponsored cleared repo activity reached US$2.5 trillion, accounting for 38.6 per cent of total cleared repo activity

People moves

Bodson becomes Chairman of OCC board of directors

28 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Bodson brings more than 35 years of experience to the role, serving as president and CEO of DTCC from 2012 to 2022

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Features

Going for gold: A celebratory night in London

Bringing together the finest in the financial sector, market participants gather for a night of celebration as we highlight innovation, leadership, and achievements driving the securities finance industry

What risk management cannot promise

In the sixth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, talks risks, repo, and cost

Paving the way for institutional entry

As digital assets become mainstream components of institutional portfolios, investors will expect the transformative benefits of these new assets to come with the same levels of trust they have in traditional assets. HSBC’s Fiona Horsewill, global head of Securities Services and Sean Mullins, global head of Digital Assets Product, explore

The weapon that never fires

In the fifth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, looks at repo, collateral, and the chokepoints nobody put on the risk committee agenda

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

Revenues reveal signs of recovery amid evolving demand dynamics

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity and analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, evaluates the underlying trends in EMEA’s securities lending market and the region’s move into a more ‘constructive phase’

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

The evolution of securities lending: Toward a more direct and transparent market

Marty Tell, president and co-founder of Novellus, considers how regulatory capital pressures, evolving collateral structures, and emerging principal-to-principal models are driving a shift toward more direct, transparent, and capital-efficient securities lending markets

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Podcasts

Acadia Ahead of the Curve

Word on the (Clear) Street

eSecLending Insights

Making Sense

Interviews

M1X Global

Unlocking onchain collateral

Jordan Goldman, chief operating officer and president of M1X Global, speaks to Karl Loomes about why collateral remains the missing piece of tokenisation, the role of natively-issued digital sovereign bonds, and how continuous collateral movement could reshape the global repo market

Capco

Every second counts

Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC’s approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead. Carmella Haswell reports

Nuvo Prime

Up in the cloud: Reshaping prime brokerage

Nuvo Prime co-founders Andrew Bain and Claire Young speak with Carmella Haswell about the firm’s creation and how cloud-first platforms are redefining operating models

Goldman Sachs

When opportunity knocks

Thomas Duchemin, securities lending trader, agency lending at Goldman Sachs, speaks to Carmella Haswell about his time in European equities and the significance of human interaction

Tonic

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, CEO and co-founder, and Steven Czarnota, head of digital, discuss the industry’s progress with Zarah Choudhary

Komainu

Moving from concept to reality

With a growing interest in digital assets, Darren Jordan, chief commercial officer, Komainu, speaks with Carmella Haswell on how this market fits into the securities finance world and its impact on the collateral landscape

BNY

Evolving securities finance and collateral for the markets of tomorrow

Greig Ramsay, senior director, international client coverage, Global Collateral and Global Clearing at BNY, discusses innovation across the ecosystem and applying the correct market structure

EquiLend

AI in securities finance: A practical approach

EquiLend’s Nick Delikaris, chief product officer, provides insight into how the firm is thinking about artificial intelligence, how it should be applied, and next steps

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Magazine

News and people moves roundup

Every second counts

Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC’s approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead.

Analysing the Kingdom’s ETF market

With exchange traded funds becoming increasingly important in the securities lending market, Carmella Haswell explores this landscape in the Middle East following the selection of Saudi Arabia’s first market maker for ETFs.

Going for gold

Bringing together the finest in the financial sector, market participants gather for a night of celebration as we highlight innovation, leadership, and achievements driving the securities finance industry.

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