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Clear Street partners with LCH Equity Clear

31 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

Clear Street will have access to LCH pan-European equities clearing services along with a risk management framework, trading venues, and central securities depository

ICE acquires MarketAxess

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Under the terms of the agreement, ICE will acquire all outstanding shares of MarketAxess for US$167 per share in cash, a 33 per cent premium over 29 July 2026 closing price

Digital Prime Technologies welcomes expansion of Tokenet launch partners

30 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Launch partners including Marex, Clear Street, StoneX Digital, and Ripple Prime bring over US$1 billion in both institutional digital asset inventory and borrowing demand

Provable Markets completes Series B funding with DTCC support

29 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

CMU OmniClear creates direct linkage to Switzerland��s CSD

29 July 2026 Hong Kong, Switzerland
Reporter: Theodore Law

HSBC Saudi Arabia and Kamco Invest launch securities lending service

29 July 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new service reflects the continued evolution of Saudi Arabia��s capital markets, with securities lending becoming a core component of institutional investment strategies

Leverage terms and margin constraints push prime brokerage competition, says report

28 July 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

The report by Acuiti and TS Imagine found that prime brokers have become more selective in their offerings to hedge funds since the implementation of Basel III

FCA and BoE appoint members to post-trade taskforce

27 July 2026 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The taskforce aims to inform a long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting requirements across UK MiFIR, UK EMIR, UK SFTR

ESMA authorises EuroCTP as consolidated tape provider for ETFs

27 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Theodore Law

EuroCTP will be responsible for operating the consolidated tape for shares and ETFs for a period of five years under ESMA��s direct supervision

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