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PASLA endorses Bursa Malaysia’s Shariah-compliant model
20 January 2026 Malaysia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association has endorsed the ISSBNT model following a review by the ASEAN and legal working groups and executive team

State Street completes first Eurex Repo trade for MN
19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

In a newly designed structure, State Street acts on behalf of its clients to facilitate the direct clearing and settlement of reverse repo transactions using a CCP framework via Eurex Clearing

The ESAs and UK financial regulators sign MoU
19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators have signed an MoU on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under the Digital Operational Resilience Act

Tradeweb appoints Thiffault
19 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Matthew Thiffault moves to the firm following a 13-year tenure at Millenium, where he traded repo products

Euroclear Nederland appoints van Tilburg
16 January 2026 The Netherlands
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Maurice van Tilburg was previously the CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, and has supported multiple tech companies to finance their growth

MUFG Securities Americas authorised as a primary dealer in the US
16 January 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

With this designation, MUSA will participate in US Treasury auctions and provide market information and analysis to the New York Fed’s open market operations desk

Canton Network completes cross-border onchain repo
16 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

This milestone marks the first time, intraday repo transactions were conducted cross-border using multiple currencies and multiple asset classes

Figure releases On-chain Public Equity Network for direct stock lending
15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Shareholders will be able to use Figure’s Democratized Prime, a DeFi protocol to borrow against and lend out their stock, disintermediating the role prime brokers traditionally play

Hazeltree: hedge fund crowdedness in 2025 diverged sharply by region
15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Across all regions, consumer discretionary became a “global battlefield” for hedge funds, with crowdedness divergence reflective of where goods are sold and made, according to the firm

LSEG launches Digital Settlement House
15 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The service will enable the 24/7 instantaneous movement of commercial bank money in multiple currencies and jurisdictions, providing a real cash leg for FX and digital asset transactions

EXCLUSIVE: Pirum strengthens transatlantic client teams with Miller and Wallis
15 January 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Andrew Miller joins the firm as head of origination, North America, while Charlie Wallis is positioned as director of origination, EMEA

Ownera appoints Kamat as Head of Client Solutions
14 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his new role, Chetan Kamat will be responsible for supporting clients including banks, CSDs, custodians and digital-asset market participants