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Matsui Securities adopts Broadridge’s JASDEC Processing Solution
21 April 2026 Japan
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The integration is crucial for Matsui Securities to expand its presence in the securities lending market

Wematch.live MTF goes live
20 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform enables clients to match and execute transactions across multiple products within one environment, the firm says

Strate achieves first bank-to-bank exchange of regulatory IM
20 April 2026 South Africa
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The milestone took place on Strate’s collateral management solution between Standard Bank South Africa and Absa Group

New FedTrade Plus platform to conduct securities lending operations
20 April 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The system transition is to begin from 22 April, according to the Federal Reserve of New York

HKEX releases paper on T+1 move for cash markets
20 April 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The stock exchange asks market participants to review their securities and money-side activities, such as securities borrowing and lending, to support a T+1 move

Hazeltree: Hedge funds experience volatility in March
17 April 2026 Global
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The month of March saw energy stocks act as a magnet for hedge fund inflows, according to Tim Smith, managing director of data insights at Hazeltree

DTCC and CME Group receive regulatory approvals
16 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

An expanded cross-margining arrangement has received regulatory approvals from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Clear Street expands European market access in the Netherlands
16 April 2026 The Netherlands
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The licensed entity in the Netherlands, alongside the firm’s UK presence, will see European clients access the firm’s full platform, which includes prime brokerage

FCA introduces clearer and simpler short selling rules
16 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The new rules follow legislative changes under the government’s repeal and replace programme and sets out how the FCA will oversee short selling in a more practical way

Khader departs BNY
16 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Mohideen Abdul Khader most recently worked as a director, where he led the development of innovative collateral optimisation solutions for the firm’s Global Collateral platform

Transcend welcomes McAvoy
16 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Based in the US, Sarah McAvoy will help drive the continued expansion of the business into the Treasury market

SEC permits customer cross-margining in US Treasury market
16 April 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The conditional exemptive order is designed to permit customer cross-margining of cash market positions in US Treasury securities cleared by a registered clearing agency