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Hurzan leaves Clearstream
05 November 2026 Czechia
Reporter: Theodore Law
Based in Prague, Antonina Hurzan joined the firm as an intern while completing a bachelor’s degree from the Prague University of Economics and Business
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MUFG Securities merges into MUFG Bank
03 November 2026 Netherlands
Reporter: Theodore Law
MUFG Bank, headquartered in Amsterdam, has expanded its continental footprint with a newly established universal bank branch in Paris
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Beyond lending revenue: Rethinking securities finance for asset owners
As asset owners balance lending income with collateral obligations and liquidity demands, BNY's John Templeton, global head of securities finance sales and relationship management, and Nick Kurzel, Global head of CollateralONE, consider a more connected approach to securities finance
Who owns the supply?
As retail investors, ETF providers, private banks, and technology platforms contribute increasing volumes of inventory, industry experts explore how new asset pools are forcing beneficial owners to rethink how they lend securities, engage with agents, and generate value in an increasingly competitive market. Theodore Law reports
Exploring an evolving market
London’s Securities Finance Symposium played host to intriguing market conversations and debate. Touching on T+1 readiness, beneficial owner insights, as well as tokenised securities and the collateral frontier
The regulatory race to scale cross-border tokenised collateral
As tokenised collateral moves beyond pilot programmes and into institutional markets, attention is shifting from technology to regulation. While digital assets promise greater collateral mobility and operational efficiency, divergent regulatory approaches risk creating new barriers to global liquidity. Theodore Law speaks with industry experts to investigate the regulatory risks and operational hurdles ahead
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Citi
Setting the standard
Reflecting on her new role at Citi, Patty Hostin, head of Securities Finance, explores how the transition to an always-on market is impacting the firm’s move forward; building a single, trusted data foundation; and closing the gap between retail supply and institutional borrow demand
Calastone
Distribution. The catalyst for tokenised funds?
Simon Keefe, managing director and head of digital assets at Calastone, sits down with Matthew Challis to discuss the future of digital distribution, how stablecoins and tokenised deposits are changing treasury management, and why smart contracts might be redefining the role of transfer agents
Canton Foundation
The tokenisation transition
Viv Diwakar, head of the Canton Foundation, speaks to Matthew Challis about the operational disconnect between digital trading venues and cash and collateral rails, and how open standards and shared synchronisation layers are preventing fragmented institutional networks
Euroclear
The strategic importance of collateral
Euroclear’s Marije Verhelst, head of product strategy and product development, collateral management and securities lending, sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss optimisation, connectivity, and moving from concept to reality in the world of collateral
HQLAX
Digital collateral mobility: Unlocking non-cash variation margin
Martin O’Connell, Solutions Architect at HQLAX, explores the importance of digital collateral mobility, noting that the objective is not to create a new market structure, but to make non-cash collateral usable in a workflow that is frequent, time-sensitive, and operationally repetitive
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News and people moves roundupSetting the standard
Reflecting on her new role at Citi, Patty Hostin, head of Securities Finance, explores how the transition to an always-on market is impacting the firm’s move forward.The strategic importance of collateral
Euroclear’s Marije Verhelst sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss optimisation, connectivity, and moving from concept to reality in the world of collateral .Who owns the supply?
As retail investors, ETF providers, private banks, and technology platforms contribute increasing volumes of inventory, industry experts explore how new asset pools are forcing beneficial owners to rethink how they lend securities, engage with agents, and generate value in an increasingly competitive market.
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