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EXANTE welcomes Kishchuk
22 January 2026 Cyprus
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Alex Kishchuk brings more than a decade of experience to the firm, having previously held positions at J.P. Morgan, Allfunds Bank, and BNP Paribas’ Securities Services

OCBC becomes first Singapore bank to establish securities financing unit
21 January 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new unit will be led by Jansen Chua, formerly of State Street Bank & Trust Company, who brings over 25 years of global experience, with expertise in securities services and prime brokerage

Shriram AMC launches Shriram Money Market Fund
20 January 2026 India
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments, as defined by SEBI and RBI from time to time, with residual maturity of up to one year

PASLA endorses Bursa Malaysia’s Shariah-compliant model
20 January 2026 Malaysia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association has endorsed the ISSBNT model following a review by the ASEAN and legal working groups and executive team

State Street completes first Eurex Repo trade for MN
19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

In a newly designed structure, State Street acts on behalf of its clients to facilitate the direct clearing and settlement of reverse repo transactions using a CCP framework via Eurex Clearing

The ESAs and UK financial regulators sign MoU
19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators have signed an MoU on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under the Digital Operational Resilience Act

MUFG Securities Americas authorised as a primary dealer in the US
16 January 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

With this designation, MUSA will participate in US Treasury auctions and provide market information and analysis to the New York Fed’s open market operations desk

Canton Network completes cross-border onchain repo
16 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

This milestone marks the first time, intraday repo transactions were conducted cross-border using multiple currencies and multiple asset classes

Figure releases On-chain Public Equity Network for direct stock lending
15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Shareholders will be able to use Figure’s Democratized Prime, a DeFi protocol to borrow against and lend out their stock, disintermediating the role prime brokers traditionally play

Hazeltree: hedge fund crowdedness in 2025 diverged sharply by region
15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Across all regions, consumer discretionary became a “global battlefield” for hedge funds, with crowdedness divergence reflective of where goods are sold and made, according to the firm

LSEG launches Digital Settlement House
15 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The service will enable the 24/7 instantaneous movement of commercial bank money in multiple currencies and jurisdictions, providing a real cash leg for FX and digital asset transactions

EXCLUSIVE: Pirum strengthens transatlantic client teams with Miller and Wallis
15 January 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Andrew Miller joins the firm as head of origination, North America, while Charlie Wallis is positioned as director of origination, EMEA