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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

Securities finance news and commentary

People moves

Hasumi joins FIS’s Japan team

28 May 2026 Japan
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Yuka Hasumi has been appointed as senior sales executive, capital markets, trading, and asset services and will be responsible for the company’s securities finance solutions business in Japan

Regulation

ESMA consults on T+1 guidelines

28 May 2026 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This review is part of ESMA’s work to support market participants in preparing for the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle and invites stakeholders to submit feedback by 7 July

People moves

Cboe Global to appoint Duinstra as EVP and Chief Risk Officer

27 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Upon joining the company, Boudewijn Duinstra will lead Cboe’s global risk management function, with responsibility for the firm’s enterprise risk framework, operational resilience, and governance

Industry

SEC and Natural Futures Association enter into an MoU

27 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

People moves

Pellerin appointed as BNP’s Head of Americas for Securities Services

26 May 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

People moves

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

Industry

Securities financing markets see higher demand for funding, says ECB

21 May 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

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

People moves

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

Industry

Ripple Prime integrates with EDX

20 May 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ripple Prime’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

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Features

Securities lending in the Middle East: From emergence to expansion

Matt Chessum of S&P Global Market Intelligence explores the growth and performance of the Middle East as a multi-speed region, with Saudi leading the way

Why securities lending now belongs in the CSD conversation

Wassim Bouaziz, senior business lead, capital markets, Europe and UK, Vermeg, discusses the importance of technology to support the integration of securities borrowing and lending into market infrastructure

Repo reinvented: 30 years on — the practical path to speed, clarity, and confidence

Sunil Daswani, global head of Client Management, Match Products, at MarketAxess, discusses repo market ‘plumbing’ following the third annual Global Reimagine Repo conference

The Middle East moment: The opportunity in building future-proofed securities finance today

Rob Frost, global head of Business Solutions at Pirum, discusses trading, post-trade, collateral, and what connecting to the firm’s Complete, Connected Lifecycle means for participants entering or scaling in the Middle East

Middle East conflict: Global impact

Nancy Allen, managing director and head of Data & Analytics at EquiLend, reviews the geopolitical movements in the Middle East and its impact on the market

Operationalising ambition: Why technology will define the next chapter of Middle East securities finance

Darren Crowther, head of Securities Finance Solutions at Broadridge, explores why technology, operational resilience, and collateral efficiency will be critical to scaling participation and supporting the next phase of regional securities finance growth

Middle East secured financing: From strategic potential to selective execution

The past 12–18 months have not turned the Gulf into a fully-fledged interdealer repo hub. Ruth Ferris, head of secured financing, APAC, at MUFG, explores how the last year has reshaped parts of the region into live, investable secured financing markets — at a moment when global funding conditions have become more demanding, not less

Unlocking liquidity: The Middle East securities lending opportunity

Adnan Hussain of HSBC’s Securities Services discusses the firm’s involvement in executing the first securities lending transactions in Qatar, Dubai, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and how the Middle East will evolve into a mainstream building block for global investors to manage risk, liquidity, and opportunity

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Podcasts

Acadia Ahead of the Curve

Word on the (Clear) Street

eSecLending Insights

Making Sense

Interviews

NeoClear

Next generation clearing: A low-touch high-tech solution

Paul Whitehead and Helena Frumson of NeoClear provide an in-depth discussion on Europe’s reliances on non-EU clearing capacity and how the firm is positioning to build a new market infrastructure

EquiLend

Beyond electronic trading: The digital evolution of securities finance

Nick Delikaris, chief product officer at EquiLend, explores how connected infrastructure, shared data, and digital market frameworks are reshaping securities finance, as institutions move towards a unified operating model spanning traditional and tokenised assets

Canton Network

A network of networks

Melvis Langyintuo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss how he began working at the Canton Foundation, benefits of being a user of the Canton Network, and how entities such as the Canton Network will shape the future of securities finance

MarketAxess

Repo reinvented: 30 years on — the practical path to speed, clarity, and confidence

Sunil Daswani, global head of Client Management, Match Products, at MarketAxess, discusses repo market ‘plumbing’ ahead of the third annual Global Reimagine Repo conference

Broadridge

Before the next act: Repositioning securities finance for the next decade

Darren Crowther, head of Securities Finance Solutions at Broadridge, provides a theatrical analysis on designing platforms for the future and what happens behind the scenes

EXANTE

Deepening ties in a strategic growth market

Ashraf Bajsair, head of regional sales, Middle East at EXANTE, sits down with Carmella Haswell to explore the firm’s journey to the Middle East and how a new wave of technology is shaping the evolution in the GCC

OSTTRA

Fragmentation, clearing, and the future of repo markets

OSTTRA’s Neil Taylor, product design, and Peter Altero, chief business development officer, speak with Karl Loomes about fragmentation risk, margin efficiency, and the role of post-trade infrastructure as clearing expands in the US Treasury and repo markets

Deutsche Bank

Centralised cash solutions: Providing opportunities for optimising cash holdings

Deutsche Bank’s Kaitlyn Choo and Cassie von Sprecher provide their insights on how Deutsche Bank is providing solutions to support client’s optimal allocation of cash to money market funds and reverse repo, across multiple currencies

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Magazine

News and people moves roundup

Investing in resilience

BNY’s Nate Wuerffel on US Treasury clearing, the world’s largest and most liquid sovereign bond market, and its global implications.

Nordic growth and challenger positioning

Lago Kapital CEO Jarkko Järvitalo sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss the firm’s expansion across Scandinavia, built on a foundation of securities lending, with integrated offerings spanning market making, incentive programmes, and complex valuation services.

Business in Boston

The fourth annual Securities Finance Symposium in Boston saw market participants engage in group discussions on AI, review the current state of readiness for the US Treasury clearing mandate, and share knowledgeable insights on digital assets.

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