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BrokerTec US repo rises 13% YoY for December
07 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The platform experienced increased activity due to year-end funding dynamics, the Federal Open Market Committee decision to lower rates, and increased US Treasury issuance

Global securities lending revenue soars 26% YoY for 2025
07 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Figures from EquiLend Data & Analytics show loan balances hit US$4 trillion for the first time, while the lender-to-broker market generated a record US$11.7 billion in revenue

BMLL onboards King to lead sales in APAC
07 January 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After 20 years at S&P Global Market Intelligence, Karen King has joined BMLL following the firm’s work to expand its data and analytics coverage across Asia Pacific

Saudi Arabia opens capital market to all foreign investors
06 January 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move aims to expand and diversify the base of investors permitted to invest in the Main Market, supporting investment inflows and enhancing market liquidity

OCC average daily loan value rises 11.3% YoY for 2025
06 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm’s recent report also reveals a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase in average daily loan value for December securities lending trades

BNY appoints Suh as new Korea country manager
06 January 2026 Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Following recent policy reforms, BNY has welcomed Phillip (Bongkyun) Suh and will further invest in its Seoul Branch, expanding FX and securities finance solutions

OSTTRA joins PASLA
06 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm brings together MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset to support global financial markets by connecting thousands of counterparties on their multi-asset networks

SIX onboards Kinsey
06 January 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Mina Kinsey joins the firm from Leonteq, where she was most recently global head of securities finance and collateral management

2025 becomes record-breaking year for securities lending
05 January 2026 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

According to recent figures from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the securities lending industry generated US$14.9 billion in revenue for 2025

Bulgaria onboards to ECMS
05 January 2026 Bulgaria
Reporter: Hansa Tote

By joining, the bank has gained access to the full suite of TARGET services developed and operated by the Eurosystem which ensures the free flow of cash and collateral across Europe

Ownera partners with LayerZero
05 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

This partnership connects the platforms to provide a solution for financial institutions, asset issuers, and application providers that look to strategically scale their tokenised products

DTCC’s FICC and BNY launch collateral-in-lieu service
23 December 2025 US, UK, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The service maintains the haircut typically posted by dealers to money market funds and other cash investors in triparty while implementing a CCP lien that is applied “in lieu” of both a sponsor guaranty and margin posting to the CCP