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Liquidity

The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.

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People moves
ISLA appoints new board of directors

The board brings together senior representatives from across the securities lending and financing industry and will serve a three-year term

Repo
Membrane Labs integrates USDM1 into lending infrastructure

The addition of USDM1 expands the range of assets available through Membrane's platform for collateralised financing, alongside stablecoins and tokenised fund interests

Industry
BAKAI BANK Hong Kong and EDB sign MoU

Under the framework, the organisations will explore cooperation in treasury and liquidity management, funding, and trade finance activities

Industry
SFS: UAE securities finance market targets next period of evolution

Panellists at the Securities Finance Symposium in Dubai highlighted regulatory reform, infrastructure development, and improved collateral mobility as key factors supporting the continued evolution of the UAE securities finance market

Repo
Eurex Clearing to become hybrid CCP

The firm says it’s the first hybrid central counterparty to integrate traditional and digital business under one clearing framework, rulebook, and risk model

Technology
Hanwha Investment & Securities adopts Chainlink CCIP

The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol will be used for Hanwha’s forthcoming real-world asset tokenisation platform, as South Korea prepares its framework for tokenised securities

Repo
LCH RepoClear goes live with European covered bonds

The move marks an important step in the development of centrally cleared repo across Europe, the firm says

Industry
DTCC launches tokenisation service

The service enables tokenised securities to be issued and managed within a regulated market infrastructure framework