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Securities finance news and commentary
Industry
Clear Street partners with LCH Equity Clear
31 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law
Clear Street will have access to LCH pan-European equities clearing services along with a risk management framework, trading venues, and central securities depository
Industry
ICE acquires MarketAxess
30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law
Under the terms of the agreement, ICE will acquire all outstanding shares of MarketAxess for US$167 per share in cash, a 33 per cent premium over 29 July 2026 closing price
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Going for gold: A celebratory night in London
Bringing together the finest in the financial sector, market participants gather for a night of celebration as we highlight innovation, leadership, and achievements driving the securities finance industry
What risk management cannot promise
In the sixth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, talks risks, repo, and cost
Paving the way for institutional entry
As digital assets become mainstream components of institutional portfolios, investors will expect the transformative benefits of these new assets to come with the same levels of trust they have in traditional assets. HSBC鈥檚 Fiona Horsewill, global head of Securities Services and Sean Mullins, global head of Digital Assets Product, explore
The weapon that never fires
In the fifth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, looks at repo, collateral, and the chokepoints nobody put on the risk committee agenda
Preparing the Canadian market
Reviewing the Canadian Securities Lending Association 2026 conference in Toronto, Hansa Tote uncovers market themes, trends, and projections discussed by industry participants
An industrial revolution in funding and financing
Clearstream鈥檚 Banu Apers and James Cherry underline the centrality of collateral management, lending solutions and liquidity to financial market stability, and discuss how a technology revolution is reshaping financial services
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M1X Global
Unlocking onchain collateral
Jordan Goldman, chief operating officer and president of M1X Global, speaks to Karl Loomes about why collateral remains the missing piece of tokenisation, the role of natively-issued digital sovereign bonds, and how continuous collateral movement could reshape the global repo market
Capco
Every second counts
Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC鈥檚 approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead. Carmella Haswell reports
Nuvo Prime
Up in the cloud: Reshaping prime brokerage
Nuvo Prime co-founders Andrew Bain and Claire Young speak with Carmella Haswell about the firm鈥檚 creation and how cloud-first platforms are redefining operating models
Goldman Sachs
When opportunity knocks
Thomas Duchemin, securities lending trader, agency lending at Goldman Sachs, speaks to Carmella Haswell about his time in European equities and the significance of human interaction
Tonic
Building scale in tokenised collateral
As tokenised collateral moves from proof-of-concept projects to production-scale deployments, questions around interoperability, regulation, and market infrastructure are becoming increasingly important. Tonic鈥檚 Chris Watts, CEO and co-founder, and Steven Czarnota, head of digital, discuss the industry鈥檚 progress with Zarah Choudhary
Komainu
Moving from concept to reality
With a growing interest in digital assets, Darren Jordan, chief commercial officer, Komainu, speaks with Carmella Haswell on how this market fits into the securities finance world and its impact on the collateral landscape
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News and people moves roundupEvery second counts
Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC鈥檚 approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead.Analysing the Kingdom鈥檚 ETF market
With exchange traded funds becoming increasingly important in the securities lending market, Carmella Haswell explores this landscape in the Middle East following the selection of Saudi Arabia鈥檚 first market maker for ETFs.Going for gold
Bringing together the finest in the financial sector, market participants gather for a night of celebration as we highlight innovation, leadership, and achievements driving the securities finance industry.
