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OCBC becomes first Singapore bank to establish securities financing unit

21 January 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new unit will be led by Jansen Chua, formerly of State Street Bank & Trust Company, who brings over 25 years of global experience, with expertise in securities services and prime brokerage

Shriram AMC launches Shriram Money Market Fund

20 January 2026 India
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of money market instruments, as defined by SEBI and RBI from time to time, with residual maturity of up to one year

PASLA endorses Bursa Malaysia��s Shariah-compliant model

20 January 2026 Malaysia
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The Pan Asia 利卯郭肱 Lending Association has endorsed the ISSBNT model following a review by the ASEAN and legal working groups and executive team

State Street completes first Eurex Repo trade for MN

19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

In a newly designed structure, State Street acts on behalf of its clients to facilitate the direct clearing and settlement of reverse repo transactions using a CCP framework via Eurex Clearing

The ESAs and UK financial regulators sign MoU

19 January 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators have signed an MoU on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under the Digital Operational Resilience Act

Tradeweb appoints Thiffault

19 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Matthew Thiffault moves to the firm following a 13-year tenure at Millenium, where he traded repo products

Euroclear Nederland appoints van Tilburg

16 January 2026 The Netherlands
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Maurice van Tilburg was previously the CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, and has supported multiple tech companies to finance their growth

MUFG 利卯郭肱 Americas authorised as a primary dealer in the US

16 January 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

With this designation, MUSA will participate in US Treasury auctions and provide market information and analysis to the New York Fed��s open market operations desk

Canton Network completes cross-border onchain repo

16 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

This milestone marks the first time, intraday repo transactions were conducted cross-border using multiple currencies and multiple asset classes

Figure releases On-chain Public Equity Network for direct stock lending

15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Shareholders will be able to use Figure��s Democratized Prime, a DeFi protocol to borrow against and lend out their stock, disintermediating the role prime brokers traditionally play

Hazeltree: hedge fund crowdedness in 2025 diverged sharply by region

15 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Across all regions, consumer discretionary became a ��global battlefield�� for hedge funds, with crowdedness divergence reflective of where goods are sold and made, according to the firm

LSEG launches Digital Settlement House

15 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The service will enable the 24/7 instantaneous movement of commercial bank money in multiple currencies and jurisdictions, providing a real cash leg for FX and digital asset transactions