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SEC and National Futures Association enter into an MoU
27 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration on areas of mutual regulatory interest, including emerging risks, examination planning, and financial market conditions

Pellerin appointed as BNPâ€™s Head of Americas for Securities Services
26 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In addition to leading Securities Services in the Americas, Stأ©phane Pellerin will continue in his current role as head of Derivatives Execution and Clearing and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage Americas

Knapp swaps OCC for Digital Asset
22 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Oberon Knapp, former head of strategy at the Options Clearing Corporation, has joined Digital Asset as global head of equities

Securities financing markets see higher demand for funding, says ECB
21 May 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The findings come from the ECBâ€™s recent March survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives markets

Capitolis hires Griffiths
21 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Alistair Griffiths, former director at the International Securities Lending Association, will take on the role of senior sales director for EMEA and APAC

Ripple Prime integrates with EDX
20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ripple Primeâ€™s clients will be able to access EDX Markets and EDXM International spot and perpetual future liquidity for digital assets within a unified prime brokerage framework

Legal & General selects Blanchard
20 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tony Blanchard, former head of Market & Financing Services UK at BNP Paribasâ€™ Securities Services, has joined the financial services provider as a securities lending specialist

OCC begins clearing for MIAX Futures Exchange
20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

With the addition of MIAX Futures, OCC now provides clearing and settlement services to 21 exchanges and trading platforms for options, futures, and securities lending transactions

ISLA welcomes OCBC as new member
20 May 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Headquartered in Singapore, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets

KDPW introduces temporary fee reductions for trade repository services
19 May 2026 Poland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The measures are aimed at reducing reporting costs for existing participants and encouraging new institutions to join the repository

Wematch.live reaches US$1.72tn in ongoing notional for May
19 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The growth reflects sustained momentum in multilateral trading activity across total return swaps, securities lending, and upgrades/downgrades

DTCC expands NSCCâ€™s central clearing capabilities
19 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The capability enables the National Securities Clearing Corporation and Depository Trust Corporation to centrally clear ETF shares that include listed options as underlying components