Ascend Markets and M1X Global complete onchain repo agreement. The trade was executed on the Stellar network, using USDM1 as collateral through Ascend’s institutional credit facility and priced at SOFR plus 10 basis points securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Citi to establish wholly owned securities venture in China. The firm has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission, granting it an onshore securities license which allows offerings of equities... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Tradeweb appoints Gross. Andy Gross joins from Capula, where he served as head of financing, and previously held senior roles at UBS and Barclays securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Euroclear Nordics joins Capital Markets Track of the Nordic Compass. Euroclear Nordics, which comprises the Central Securities Depositories in Sweden and Finland, will bring expertise in market infrastructure and investment... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

FRA approves model short selling contracts. Following FRA Decision No. 155 of 2026, the new model contract standardises the procedural roles, fees, and collateral obligations for transactions executed via the MCDR centralised... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

ISDA launches AI traceability tool for DRR solution. The ISDA Digital Regulatory Reporting tracer agent will allow users to look back at the history of DRR decision-making to understand when and why coding choices were made securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Luxembourg State Treasury issues first DLT benchmark bond in LuxCSD. The issuance was carried out through Luxembourg’s central securities depository, LuxCSD, leveraging the digital post-trade platform D7 DLT from its parent... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Euroclear promotes Eliet and Haegeman. The appointments have been ratified by the Euroclear SA/NV and Euroclear Holding Boards, with Guillaume Eliet and Marie-Anne Haegeman expected to take up their roles of CEO and chief... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

ESMA specifies requirements on post-trade risk reduction services. Meeting these conditions allows for certain OTC derivative transactions to be exempt from the clearing obligation under the European Market Infrastructure... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Velocity Clearing bolsters Global Markets leadership. Dante Ferrarie will lead Global Markets distribution, as well as equities and derivatives outsourced trading, while Michael Capelli will lead global trading product... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Muqassa welcomes Al Rajhi Capital. Al Rajhi Capital completed the regulatory and technical requirements to become a member in the derivatives market securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Clearstream GSF volume outstanding climbs 23% YoY for September. The business also reports a 29 per cent increase in year-to-date figures for the same month to €1,007 billion securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Cboe launches extended trading sessions for select single stock and ETF options. Cboe Options Exchange is currently the only US options exchange offering pre and post-market index options sessions securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Kaizen hires Jallouli. Based in London, Lobna Jallouli brings more than 15 years of experience in capital markets, having most recently served as director and head of regulatory reporting at DTCC consulting services securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Muqassa introduces Repo Clearing Services enhancements. The enhancements follow Muqassa’s move to extend its operating hours from 09:00 to 15:55, giving market participants a wider window to execute and manage repo transactions securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

GLMX reports 17% increase for securities finance volume for Q3. For the average daily balance of new and existing trades on the platform, the firm reports a 19 per cent YoY rise to US$4.92 trillion for Q3 securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

RBC appoints Weatherill. Based in London, Stewart Weatherill brings 26 years of industry experience to the role, having most recently served as senior trader, securities finance, at Northern Trust securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

LCH RepoClear welcomes Standard Chartered as agent member. As demand for balance sheet optimisation and cleared market access continues to grow, Guaranteed Sponsored Clearing provides an innovative pathway to the benefits of... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

Citi welcomes Haddad. Paul Haddad joins the firm’s agency securities finance team from Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking

DLT moves towards practical global adoption, AFME report finds. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe says DLT activity has reached “record or significant levels” across digital bond issuance, tokenised assets, and... securitiesfinancetimes.com/s… #SecuritiesFinance #Banking