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Kaizen welcomes Daniel to relationship management team
19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Kerry Daniel joins the team with more than 20 years’ experience across fintech, post-trade operations, and regulatory change

ESMA consults on clearing activity at third-country CCPs
19 August 2026 Europe
Reporter: Theodore Law

The launch of the consultation aims to provide supervisory authorities with an overview of the scale, characteristics, and risk profile of EU firms’ exposures to such CCPs

Westpac joins Securities Finance Association
19 August 2026 Australia
Reporter: Theodore Law

Westpac is Australia’s first and oldest bank and has been providing services to customers for 200 years

Clearstream GSF volume outstanding jumps 29% YoY for July
18 August 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theodore Law

The business reports a 31 per cent jump in year-to-date figures for its global securities financing business for the same month to €984 billion

Clearstream joins Eurosystem Pontes testing ahead of launch
18 August 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theodore Law

Clearstream will engage in a series of end-to-end tests ahead of the Pontes launch, planned for 21 September 2026

Barclays recruits Hraska
18 August 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Based in New York, Jim Hraska will report to Geoff Allen, global head of prime derivatives services

Goldman Sachs hires Cole
18 August 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Theodore Law

Based in Hong Kong, Cameron Cole brings experience in securities finance, data analytics, and APAC client engagement, with a technical background in Python, SQL, and VBA

Pirum selects Falco as it scales in the US
17 August 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Jennifer Falco brings 23 years of experience across securities lending, equity finance, and prime services to her new role

BSE Clearing introduces shorter-tenor contracts in SLB
17 August 2026 India
Reporter: Theodore Law

The initiative builds on the flexibility provided under SEBI’s securities lending and borrowing framework, which allows the introduction of contracts with different tenures based on the evolving needs of market participants

ABN AMRO Clearing USA expands access to 24/5 equity offering
14 August 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

The launch follows increasing industry momentum toward 24/5 and 24/7 markets, and will enable access to Bruce Markets’ US equities trading venue

MUFG launches PoC for onchain JGB repo transactions on Canton Network
13 August 2026 Japan
Reporter: Theodore Law

In collaboration with Digital Asset, Progmat, and four MUFG companies, the proof-of-concept aims to apply blockchain technology to secondary‑market repo activity by enabling automated lifecycle processes and real‑time settlement

Data Insights: Investors move from AI infrastructure spending to monetisation
13 August 2026 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

According to the institutional hedge fund market intelligence platform, this signified investor scrutiny as to whether the “massive” spending on AI is “starting to pay off”