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Eurex Repo trading volumes rise 86% YoY for February
06 March 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The rise was driven by an increase in average term-adjusted volume for both GC Pooling (85 per cent) and special repo (88 per cent)

Bank of Canada and firms complete DLT bond issuance experiment
06 March 2026 Canada
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The project is a collaborative initiative to evaluate how tokenisation and distributed ledger technology can improve bond issuance and settlement in a real-world setting

GLEIF welcomes Fleischer
05 March 2026 Germany
Reporter: Hansa Tote

As chief operating and financial officer, Michaela Fleischer will provide strategic and financial leadership to the firm

Repo ADV climbs 21% YoY for February, reports Tradeweb
05 March 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Average daily volume across all asset classes for the month of February reached US$3.1 trillion, up 23.4 per cent year-on-year

EXCLUSIVE: Saphyre collaborates with FICC on US Treasury clearing mandate
05 March 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move will link Saphyre to FICC’s Onboarding Hub, streamlining FICC Sponsored agreement workflows and reducing manual processing

Global securities lending revenue rises 24% YoY for February
05 March 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Figures from EquiLend Data & Analytics show loan balances hit US$4.22 trillion for the month, while the lender-to-broker market generated a record US$871 billion in revenue

STG Group launches new broker-dealer division
05 March 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

STG Securities will build on the group’s existing technology, quant expertise, and capital to provide competitive liquidity

Bank of Canada to join the Canadian Collateral Management Service
05 March 2026 Canada
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The bank will join the platform for its domestic repo operations, and will join the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation to centrally clear its repo operations

Sharegain appoints Maate and Smith
04 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Ronny Maate joins the firm as chief product officer while Ben Smith is promoted to chief AI officer

LSEG and ASX partner to modernise derivatives trading platform
04 March 2026 Australia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The firms will work to modernise and upgrade ASX 24’s trading platform, supporting the next phase of growth and resilience

IMC joins PASLA
04 March 2026 Australia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm is a global trading firm powered by a research environment and a technology backbone and has global trading hubs in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific

OCC average daily loan volume rises 17.9% for February
04 March 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm’s recent monthly report also reveals a 3.29 per cent decrease in total securities lending transactions cleared on the Options Clearing Corporation platform