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Knapp swaps OCC for Digital Asset
22 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Oberon Knapp, former head of strategy at the Options Clearing Corporation, has joined Digital Asset as global head of equities

Securities financing markets see higher demand for funding, says ECB
21 May 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The findings come from the ECB’s recent March survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets

Capitolis hires Griffiths
21 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Alistair Griffiths, former director at the International Securities Lending Association, will take on the role of senior sales director for EMEA and APAC

Ripple Prime integrates with EDX
20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ripple Prime’s clients will be able to access EDX Markets and EDXM International spot and perpetual future liquidity for digital assets within a unified prime brokerage framework

Legal & General selects Blanchard
20 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tony Blanchard, former head of Market & Financing Services UK at BNP Paribas’ Securities Services, has joined the financial services provider as a securities lending specialist

OCC begins clearing for MIAX Futures Exchange
20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

With the addition of MIAX Futures, OCC now provides clearing and settlement services to 21 exchanges and trading platforms for options, futures, and securities lending transactions

ISLA welcomes OCBC as new member
20 May 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Headquartered in Singapore, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets

KDPW introduces temporary fee reductions for trade repository services
19 May 2026 Poland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The measures are aimed at reducing reporting costs for existing participants and encouraging new institutions to join the repository

Wematch.live reaches US$1.72tn in ongoing notional for May
19 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The growth reflects sustained momentum in multilateral trading activity across total return swaps, securities lending, and upgrades/downgrades

DTCC expands NSCC’s central clearing capabilities
19 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The capability enables the National Securities Clearing Corporation and Depository Trust Corporation to centrally clear ETF shares that include listed options as underlying components

SAB Invest becomes first market maker for ETFs on the Saudi Exchange
19 May 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

As the first entity to be registered under Tadawul’s ETF market making framework, SAB Invest will provide continuous two-way quotes for the SAB Invest Saudi Quant ETF

CommBank, J.P. Morgan, ASX, and HQLA^x complete RBA trial
19 May 2026 Australia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The collaboration highlights how digital currencies and digital collateral records can improve the speed, efficiency, and resilience of Australia’s US$350 billion repo market