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FSS develops measures on single-stock leverage products

17 July 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

South Korea's financial regulator aims to strengthen investment requirements to stabilise demand by increasing the minimum margin requirement for single-stock leverage products

IsDB, ICMA, and CFA collaborate on Sukuk primer

17 July 2026 Global
Reporter: Theodore Law

The primer would act as a practical guide devised to introduce sukuk to capital market practitioners and stakeholders globally

Marex makes USDC available as IM collateral

17 July 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Circle��s US dollar-denominated stablecoin can be used by Marex clients as initial margin collateral, designed to assist in implementing digital asset portfolios while benefiting from blockchain-native rails

ISLA Americas�� board of directors welcomes two new members

16 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Lauren Northrop and William Wade will start their board positions from 28 August 2026, and will serve the remainder of the current board term through to December 2027

DTCC completes US trades using tokenised assets

16 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

The tokenised trades were processed on 15 July and sets the stage for the DTCC Tokenization Service to launch in October 2026

Euroclear Collateral Highway hits new record

15 July 2026 Belgium
Reporter: Theodore Law

They attribute this growth milestone to several key structural market drivers, notably rising repo and securities lending volumes

El Houayek chosen as country managing director of CACEIS in Luxembourg

15 July 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Ramy El Houayek brings 19 years experience at CACEIS, having worked in leadership roles across fund services and fund administration

HSBC first company to pass BoE��s Gate 2

15 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

HSBC Orion, HSBC��s digital assets platform, will be able to operate within the DSS as a DSD native bond issuance

S&P Global invests in SSImple

15 July 2026 Global
Reporter: Theodore Law

The investment targets progress in SSI data quality, governance, and automation across post-trade workflows

Global securities lending revenue rises 34% YoY for H1 2026

14 July 2026 Global
Reporter: Theodore Law

Record loan balances of US$4.38 trillion, together with heightened trading around AI-related stocks, biotech catalysts, and APAC technology names, helped drive the increase

UK taskforce targets tokenised repo as immediate priority

14 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Tokenised real-world assets could add 贈33 billion to the UK��s annual economic output and a further 贈14 billion in annual tax revenues by 2035, according to Chris Woolard��s inaugural report to the Chancellor

CFTC approves margin requirement amendment

14 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

In the final rule, the Commission revised the definition of ��margin affiliate�� and expands the scope of assets that qualify as eligible collateral