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Kaizen appoints Leach as Chief Revenue Officer
24 June 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Michael Leach, one of the original founders of UnaVista, will oversee sales strategy, business development initiatives, and revenue operations

EFG Hermes set to expand securities services
18 June 2025 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

The expansion into securities lending is set to provide institutional investors with improved portfolio efficiency and new revenue streams

MarketAxess to launch fully electronic trading solution for IGBs
17 June 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The solution is designed to provide market makers and foreign portfolio investors with an enhanced trading experience throughout the entire trade lifecycle

LSF and leading institutions establish a standardised Africa Triparty Repo basket
16 June 2025 Africa
Reporter: Jack McRae

The initiative has been established in partnership with BNY, Clearstream, Euroclear and J.P. Morgan

Euronext and Clearstream announce partnership
16 June 2025 Belgium
Reporter: Jack McRae

The partnership strengthens Euronext Clearing’s infrastructure to deliver scalable and efficient clearing solutions

EquiLend onboards Camarota
10 June 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Former global head of securities lending operations at Brown Brothers Harriman, Tony Camarota, joins EquiLend to head its Spire product

GLEIF launches Partners Program
27 May 2025 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The programme aims to create a forum for data and technology vendors, financial institutions, and corporates, to develop offerings by using the technology of the LEI and vLEI

LSF partners with Qantara AM
19 May 2025 Africa
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This strategic research partnership aims to deliver specialised commentaries, insights, market intelligence, and analysis on African sovereign eurobonds

Alpaca launches securities lending programme for US equities
19 May 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This new service will enable Alpaca’s customers to lend securities they fully own to institutions and gain passive income

Clear Street welcomes Vasani
02 May 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Based in Boston, CJ Vasani brings 20 years of experience in financial services to his new role

SFS: The future of securities finance in the Middle East
02 May 2025 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Karl Loomes

Saudi Arabia in many ways guides the way for the region’s SBL market, suggested the ‘Navigating the Future of Middle East Securities Finance’ at this year’s Securities Finance Times Middle East Symposium

SFS: Saudi is a ‘blank sheet of paper’ for development
02 May 2025 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at this year’s Middle East Securities Finance Symposium explored how fintech, blockchain, and automation are revolutionising securities finance worldwide