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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

Securities finance news and commentary

People moves

Capitolis onboards Bhat as CFO

27 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Ashwath Bhat will be responsible for leading Capitolis’ global finance organisation, and will succeed Lindsey Baptiste Fiedler

Industry

FCA and BoE appoint members to post-trade taskforce

27 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The taskforce aims to inform a long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting requirements across UK MiFIR, UK EMIR, UK SFTR

Industry

ESMA authorises EuroCTP as consolidated tape provider for ETFs

27 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Theodore Law

EuroCTP will be responsible for operating the consolidated tape for shares and ETFs for a period of five years under ESMA’s direct supervision

People moves

Global PSSL hires Gladczuk

24 July 2026 Cardiff
Reporter: Theodore Law

Industry

BitGo introduces global liquidity layer

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

People moves

Clearstream selects Isnard as Head of Securities Lending Trading

24 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Bringing 15 years of industry experience, Xavier Isnard’s promotion comes after over a decade with the firm and will see him succeed Alex Roques in the role

Repo

ECB provides enhanced repo facility for central banks

24 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Theodore Law

EUREP will be operated by five national central banks: the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Banco de España, the Banque de France, the Banca d’Italia, De Nederlandsche Bank

Repo

MarketAxess hits US$670bn in repo ADV for Q2

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform’s ecosystem currently supports 124 matching participants, with additional buy and sell side firms due to go live next quarter

Industry

SEC to discuss 24-hour trading in upcoming roundtable

24 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

The roundtable will address the shift towards 24-hour US equity trading, covering preparations for overnight trading, and operations and resiliency in a 24-hour market

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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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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

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

Leading the Way

Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

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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