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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

Wematch.live joins FIX Trading Community
29 January 2026 New York
Reporter: Hansa Tote

As a new member, Wematch will contribute to the development of open standards, best practices, and scalable electronic trading infrastructure

OCBC and Citi collaborate to expand securities lending in Asia
28 January 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The new securities lending programme allows retail and corporate customers of OCBC Securities and clients of its private banking branch, Bank of Singapore, to enhance portfolio returns by lending out their idle securities

Eurosystem to accept DLT-based collateral
27 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The Eurosystem will begin accepting marketable securities issued through DLT-based Central Securities Depository services as eligible collateral from March 2026

Wematch integrates S&P Global Market Intelligence data
27 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move aims to enhance Wematch’s data-driven tools across the securities lending and repo lifecycle

Clearstream and LCH SA enhance access to Italian government bonds
27 January 2026 Italy
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Clearing members of LCH SA will now be able to settle all Italian government debt instruments at Clearstream, marking a step towards a more harmonised and integrated European capital market infrastructure

Japan Securities Finance Co promotes Shimoyamada
26 January 2026 Japan
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Morikuni (Jimmy) Shimoyamada has been appointed as representative executive officer and CEO, responsible for directing and leading the firm’s executive officers