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Securities finance news and commentary
Industry
IMC Asia Pacific Limited joins PASLA
04 March 2026 Australia
Reporter: Hansa Tote
The firm is a global trading firm powered by a research environment and a technology backbone and has global trading hubs in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific
People moves
J.P. Morgan promotes MacFarlane
03 March 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote
Diane MacFarlane will assume the role of global head of Securities Services Sales at J.P. Morgan following Keith Slattery’s decision to retire from the position
Regulation
Turkey bans short selling
03 March 2026 Turkey
Reporter: Hansa Tote
The ban is in place until 6 March, and comes as a result of rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
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The rise of UK retail
In the UK, securities lending is no longer just for institutional investors. As retail investing becomes increasingly popular, the lending side has stepped up the pace to match. Hansa Tote explores
Theatre is over
Glenn Handley, founder and CEO of SecFin Solutions, looks at why T+1 settlement and structural balance sheet pressures leave tokenisation not as an efficiency play, but as a necessity for systemic survival
Is AI vs humans the right question?
Martin Walker, product manager at FIS, reflects on how the industry should look to use AI to supplement rather replace people, in improving efficiency, quality, and operational risk in securities finance
A new dawn
As the securities finance industry welcomes 2026, Hansa Tote gathers insights from industry experts on what they expect from the upcoming year
A transformative year: 2025 unpacked
In a review of the last year, Hansa Tote invites industry experts to discuss the drivers that have shaped the securities finance industry over the past 12 months
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USS Investment Management Limited
Playing the long game
Ben Clissold of USS Investment Management Limited sits down with Carmella Haswell to review the importance of securities lending, tokenisation, and how the trustee supports the largest pension scheme for universities and higher education in the UK
BBVA
Expanding an institutional business
Leading BBVA’s global Securities Finance Trading business, Michael Manna speaks with Carmella Haswell about this global unit following its inception in 2022, the drive to expand in Mexico, and next steps for the firm
Provable Markets
Looking on the horizon: Channeling systemic growth
The Provable Markets team sit down with Hansa Tote to discuss leading the industry forward as the firm maps out its next steps to accelerate growth through build outs and new team players, and the strive to ‘do more with less’
Eurex Repo and Clearstream
Frank Gast and Marton Szigeti
2026 marks 30 years of Deutsche Börse Group’s Global Funding and Financing Summit. Hansa Tote speaks with Clearstream’s Marton Szigeti and Eurex Repo’s Frank Gast to discuss the last three decades
Broadridge
Darren Crowther
Darren Crowther, head of Securities Finance Solutions at Broadridge, shares how digital infrastructure, automation, and cross-industry collaboration are unlocking new levels of transparency, efficiency, and competitiveness
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News and people moves roundupAn exploration of Japan’s repo market
Yuki Niimura of Japan Securities Finance Co. on recent trends, opportunities, and how the firm serves as a bridge for international capital flows.Defining the repo market
Ruth Ferris, head of secured financing in Asia at MUFG, provides a deep dive into the repo market, from Europe to Asia Pacific, and the firm’s move to become a US primary dealer.Asia’s markets: Poised for strength
Industry participants discuss the Asian securities finance market, from South Korea’s reintroduction of short selling to how recent political changes are shaping Japan.
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