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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

Securities finance news and commentary

People moves

Hazeltree appoints Trafelet as CEO

04 August 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Remy W. Trafelet founded Hazeltree within his alternative asset management firm, Trafelet Delta Funds, prior to spinning the company out in 2011

Regulation

FCA introduces new MiFIR rules to cut reporting costs by £100m

04 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has introduced a number of key changes to the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation, which will take effect from 3 April 2028

Regulation

ESAs propose amendments to bilateral margin framework

04 August 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The amendments respond to requests from market participants and support the European Supervisory Authorities broader objectives of simplification and burden reduction

People moves

Marex onboards Johnson to ETF Capital Markets team

04 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Industry

Egypt’s FRA to release new short selling mechanism

03 August 2026 Egypt
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Industry

TMX Group acquires Cboe Australia

03 August 2026 Canada, Australia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The transaction aims to bolster TMX Group's ability to serve clients across the capital markets ecosystem and expand the company's global presence

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

People moves

Clear Street reveals senior leadership changes following expansion plans

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Among the leadership changes, Andy Volz, chief commercial officer, and John DiBacco, global head of markets, have been promoted to co-presidents of the firm

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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

Features

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’s 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

Revenues reveal signs of recovery amid evolving demand dynamics

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity and analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, evaluates the underlying trends in EMEA’s securities lending market and the region’s move into a more ‘constructive phase’

An industrial revolution in funding and financing

Clearstream’s 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

The evolution of securities lending: Toward a more direct and transparent market

Marty Tell, president and co-founder of Novellus, considers how regulatory capital pressures, evolving collateral structures, and emerging principal-to-principal models are driving a shift toward more direct, transparent, and capital-efficient securities lending markets

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Podcasts

Acadia Ahead of the Curve

Word on the (Clear) Street

eSecLending Insights

Making Sense

Interviews

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’s 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’s 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’s Chris Watts, CEO and co-founder, and Steven Czarnota, head of digital, discuss the industry’s 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

BNY

Evolving securities finance and collateral for the markets of tomorrow

Greig Ramsay, senior director, international client coverage, Global Collateral and Global Clearing at BNY, discusses innovation across the ecosystem and applying the correct market structure

EquiLend

AI in securities finance: A practical approach

EquiLend’s Nick Delikaris, chief product officer, provides insight into how the firm is thinking about artificial intelligence, how it should be applied, and next steps

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Magazine

News and people moves roundup

Every second counts

Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC’s approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead.

Analysing the Kingdom’s 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’s 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.

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