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IIFM and ICMA get greenlight for shari��ah-compliant repo project

09 January 2026 Bahrain
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The decision marks a definitive step toward resolving long-standing liquidity management challenges within the Islamic finance industry

Vermeg��s Megara to support Swift SR2025

08 January 2026 The Netherlands
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The achievement covers three key domains: securities settlement, corporate actions, and collateral management

MUFG to establish a universal bank in the European Union

08 January 2026 Netherlands, Japan
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The universal bank, headquartered in Amsterdam, will enable the Tokyo-based firm to expand the range of support provided to clients

Global securities lending revenue soars 26% YoY for 2025

07 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Figures from EquiLend Data & Analytics show loan balances hit US$4 trillion for the first time, while the lender-to-broker market generated a record US$11.7 billion in revenue

Saudi Arabia opens capital market to all foreign investors

06 January 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The move aims to expand and diversify the base of investors permitted to invest in the Main Market, supporting investment inflows and enhancing market liquidity

OCC average daily loan value rises 11.3% YoY for 2025

06 January 2026 US
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm��s recent report also reveals a 13.8 per cent year-on-year increase in average daily loan value for December securities lending trades

OSTTRA joins PASLA

06 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote

The firm brings together MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset to support global financial markets by connecting thousands of counterparties on their multi-asset networks

2025 becomes record-breaking year for securities lending

05 January 2026 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

According to recent figures from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the securities lending industry generated US$14.9 billion in revenue for 2025

Bulgaria onboards to ECMS

05 January 2026 Bulgaria
Reporter: Hansa Tote

By joining, the bank has gained access to the full suite of TARGET services developed and operated by the Eurosystem which ensures the free flow of cash and collateral across Europe

Ownera partners with LayerZero

05 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

This partnership connects the platforms to provide a solution for financial institutions, asset issuers, and application providers that look to strategically scale their tokenised products

MarketAxess tops US$1tn in emerging markets trading volume

24 December 2025 New York
Reporter: Karl Loomes

The firm operates across more than 30 local currency bond markets and over 100 hard currency bond markets, supporting institutional clients in around 90 countries

DTCC��s FICC and BNY launch collateral-in-lieu service

23 December 2025 US, UK, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The service maintains the haircut typically posted by dealers to money market funds and other cash investors in triparty while implementing a CCP lien that is applied ��in lieu�� of both a sponsor guaranty and margin posting to the CCP