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SFS: Tackling the evolving AI journey

05 May 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Market participants including Nick Kothman of Arteria AI, Mullika Sahrawat of State Street, and Sonya Sultchouk of J.P. Morgan, discuss the use of AI at this year��s 利卯郭肱 Finance Symposium in Boston

LSEG appoints Machell

05 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Carole Machell has been appointed as chair of LCH Limited, having joined LCH Limited and LCH in 2020 as an independent non��executive director

OCC average daily loan volume rises 29.7% for April

05 May 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm��s recent monthly report also reveals a 14.2 per cent decrease in total securities lending transactions cleared on the Options Clearing Corporation platform

Global securities lending activity hits US$1,153m for April

05 May 2026 Global
Reporter: Hansa Tote

During the month, average fees remained steady month on month across both asset classes as balances also remained steady, says S&P Global Intelligence

Broadridge��s DLR platform reaches US$368 billion ADV for April

05 May 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The daily average is a 268 per cent increase year-on-year, reflecting sustained institutional adoption of tokenised real-asset settlement

Benzinga and ORTEX collaborate

01 May 2026 UK and US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

This joint effort expands access to ORTEX's short interest data and securities lending analytics across Benzinga's growing network of brokerages and institutional platforms

OSTTRA acquires HUB

01 May 2026 US and UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The addition of HUB complements OSTTRA��s existing solutions for buy side trade processing, portfolio reconciliation, optimisation, and margin management

J.P. Morgan joins CASLA

30 April 2026 Canada
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The addition brings the Canadian 利卯郭肱 Lending Association��s membership to 27 full and associate member firms

EquiLend launches US Mark-to-Market solution

30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The new solution streamlines daily mark-to-market workflows and reduces operational complexity for securities finance market participants

Ripple and OKX expand RLUSD access

30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Ripple USD is available for spot trading on OKX across over 280 pairs, and can be used as institutional-grade margin collateral for derivatives

ISLA publishes new Digital Bond Annexes

30 April 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The newly published Digital Bonds Annexes enable a broader suite of digital asset classes to be covered by the GMSLA, meeting ISLA member demand

Bullish expands partnership with Ripple

30 April 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Users of Ripple Prime, the firm��s multi-asset prime brokerage platform, will receive Bullish��s options markets, including access to the firm��s regulated Bitcoin options markets