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OCC average daily loan value up 42.6% for June
03 July 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Total securities lending transactions cleared on the OCC platform for the same month grew 4.45 per cent YoY to 326,682

BMO issues first SGC Notes
02 July 2026 Canada
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Bank of Canada previously announced in January 2025 that it is operationally ready to accept SGC Notes as collateral

BrokerTec EU repo jumps 19% YoY for June
02 July 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform’s overall ADNV for the month was US$1.078 trillion, up 17 per cent YoY and was noted as the second highest month on record after March 2026, which saw US$1.151 trillion

ESMA names Clearing Corporation of India as third-country CCP
02 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The recognition allows CCIL to provide clearing services to EU clearing members and trading venues, including banks, investment firms, and other counterparties

MUFG Investor Services promotes Collard
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Paul Collard brings more than 20 years of experience in securities finance to his new senior position

Citi appoints Levy
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Antoine Levy joins the firm following over two years with Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking

ICMA updates SFTR reporting recommendations
01 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

This latest update introduces four new questions and numerous further updates, reflecting recent regulatory developments as well as the ongoing discussions with reporting firms

Standard Chartered and LMAX Group join forces
01 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Standard Chartered has executed digital asset prime brokerage trades with LMAX Group, demonstrating a digital asset intermediation model for spot Bitcoin and Ether with T+1 settlement

Digital Prime Technologies integrates with BitGo Bank & Trust
01 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Clients will be able to execute institutional-grade bilateral digital asset lending workflows, with BitGo providing regulated custody and offchain, real-time settlement through the Go Network, its institutional settlement infrastructure

LCH SA strengthens RepoClear
30 June 2026 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

HSBC Continental Europe has been onboarded as a second agent member for the repo sponsored clearing ecosystem, with PGGM extending its activity on the platform

Standard Chartered makes new appointments in Europe
30 June 2026 UK, Europe
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Margaret Harwood-Jones has been appointed as CEO for Europe and UK and Jörg Hessenmüller as CEO for SCB AG

Kraken goes live on Trever to bring prime brokerage to European firms
30 June 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The integration extends Trever’s connectivity, bringing a prime brokerage relationship into the existing workflows institutional teams use across their digital asset operations