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Failure to fulfill the legal obligations or conditions of a loan, such as not making the required interest or principal payments.

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Industry
Data Insights: Technology reshapes hedge fund positioning in October

S&P 500 Equal Weight Index gained approximately 5 per cent, highlighting stronger performance outside of the largest technology names

Industry
Lombard Systems raises US$4m to support DvL adoption

The funding round was led by Ethereal Ventures, with participation from Alps Capital, First Commit Capital, Veris Ventures, Atka, and other investors

Industry
Cboe Clear expands SFT clearing service to US equities

The service will initially support the clearing of SFTs for US equities in the Russell 3000 Index and the top 500 US-listed ETFs

Derivatives
HSBC adopts Nasdaq Calypso’s exchange traded derivatives platform

Nasdaq Calypso is a capital markets and treasury platform which is designed to support capital markets and treasury workflows

Industry
Euronext launches European CSD model

Under the new model, equities and euro-denominated ETPs traded on Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris can settle within Euronext’s single European CSD network

Industry
ESMA urges firms to finalise T+1 preparations

The statement outlines key milestones, including the first regulatory deadline on 7 December 2026 for allocations and confirmations processes

Regulation
Associations pen open letter on fragmentation of cash equities clearing

The entities urge policymakers to enshrine mandatory interoperability between CCPs as a core pillar of the Market Integration and Supervision Package

Industry
Securities Finance Association onboards JSCC

The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation operates as Japan’s primary clearing house and will contribute to the association as a Solutions member