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BrokerTec US repo ADNV rises 20% YoY for January
04 February 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

For US Treasuries, ADNV in January was US$93.4 billion, despite US Treasury volatility remaining at multi-year lows, with the CME Group Volatility Index showing levels measuring a 34 per cent decrease in volatility

Transcend launches new collateral stress testing service
03 February 2026 UK and US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The service is designed to assist UK insurance firms meet the Prudential Regulation Authority’s new rules which provide stricter requirements for monitoring, and projecting collateral needs under stressed market conditions

Provable Markets enhances Aurora with updated FIX specifications
03 February 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The firm will look to onboard third-party vendors and clients to the updated interface in the first quarter of 2026

Marex appoints Garofalo
03 February 2026
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Mark Garofalo joins the firm following seven years at Curvature Securities, where he held positions within the company’s equity finance team

Industry veteran Dominy retires
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Nick Dominy has retired after 30 years in the industry, most recently working at SmartStream as business development director for more than three years

Kaizen promotes Leach to CEO
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Michael Leach has been promoted to CEO of Kaizen Reporting — the group’s flagship regulatory reporting business — having joined the firm as chief revenue officer in 2025

ClearToken makes two senior appointments
02 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Mark Williamson has been appointed chief commercial officer and Chris Smith has become chief operating officer

Clearstream enables use of offshore Chinese government bonds
02 February 2026 China
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Clearstream has supported companies such as Crédit Agricole CIB, CITIC Securities , and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank in using offshore Chinese government bonds for initial margin segregation

ESMA and RBI sign MoU
30 January 2026 Europe and India
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The European Securities and Markets Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Reserve Bank of India to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information for the recognition of central counterparties

S&P Global joins ISLA Americas
30 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

By becoming a member of ISLA Americas, S&P Global Market Intelligence joins a cohort of other global firms such as Morgan Stanley, EquiLend, and Barclays

People’s Bank of China recognises GMRA
30 January 2026 China
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Global Master Agreement for Repurchase Transactions is a widely-used market standard master agreement for repo transactions, published and maintained by ICMA

Athora Netherlands joins RepoClear at LCH SA
30 January 2026 Netherlands
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm joins as a sponsored member, increasing multilateral netting opportunities, delivering superior balance sheet, settlement, and risk reductions