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SFC boosts Hong Kong鈥檚 digital asset market
13 February 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Hansa Tote
As part of its latest measures to expand product and service diversity under the ASPIRe Roadmap, the SFC is enabling virtual asset brokers to offer virtual asset financing to their securities margin clients
People moves
CASLA appoints D鈥橢ramo
13 February 2026 Canada
Reporter: Hansa Tote
Samantha D鈥橢ramo is assistant vice president at State Street Markets, and has been chosen as coordinator on the Canadian 糖心vlog Lending Association鈥檚 executive team
Industry
CMU OmniClear welcomes CBUAE as a member
13 February 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary
Through CMU, CBUAE and investors in the UAE will gain direct access to debt capital markets in Hong Kong Mainland China via the Bond Connect scheme
Industry
UK digital gilt programme moves forward
12 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis
HSBC has been appointed as the platform provider for DIGIT, which was initially announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in November 2024, with Ashurst set to provide legal services for the digital pilot
Industry
Wematch.live surpasses US$1.64 trillion
12 February 2026 UK, US, France
Reporter: Hansa Tote
The figure represents 2 per cent month-on-month growth and an 84 per cent increase year-on-year, following a period of rapid acceleration for the firm
Industry
Hang Seng Bank joins PASLA
12 February 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Hansa Tote
The firm provides customer-centric banking, investment and wealth management services for individuals and businesses, and is a principal member of the HSBC Group
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Theatre is over
Glenn Handley, founder and CEO of SecFin Solutions, looks at why T+1 settlement and structural balance sheet pressures leave tokenisation not as an efficiency play, but as a necessity for systemic survival
Is AI vs humans the right question?
Martin Walker, product manager at FIS, reflects on how the industry should look to use AI to supplement rather replace people, in improving efficiency, quality, and operational risk in securities finance
A new dawn
As the securities finance industry welcomes 2026, Hansa Tote gathers insights from industry experts on what they expect from the upcoming year
A transformative year: 2025 unpacked
In a review of the last year, Hansa Tote invites industry experts to discuss the drivers that have shaped the securities finance industry over the past 12 months
Cboe Clear Europe and BNY unlock UCITS access
Cboe Clear Europe has named BNY as the first agent lender of its securities financing transactions clearing service 鈥� the first to clear on behalf of UCITS clients, allowing them to participate in centrally cleared SFTs. Hansa Tote reports
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Looking on the horizon: Channeling systemic growth
The Provable Markets team sit down with Hansa Tote to discuss leading the industry forward as the firm maps out its next steps to accelerate growth through build outs and new team players, and the strive to 鈥榙o more with less鈥�
Eurex Repo and Clearstream
Frank Gast and Marton Szigeti
2026 marks 30 years of Deutsche B枚rse Group鈥檚 Global Funding and Financing Summit. Hansa Tote speaks with Clearstream鈥檚 Marton Szigeti and Eurex Repo鈥檚 Frank Gast to discuss the last three decades
Broadridge
Darren Crowther
Darren Crowther, head of 糖心vlog Finance Solutions at Broadridge, shares how digital infrastructure, automation, and cross-industry collaboration are unlocking new levels of transparency, efficiency, and competitiveness
Transcend
Paul Wilson
As markets grow more complex and regulatory expectations continue to rise, collateral can no longer be managed in silos or optimised in isolation, says Transcend鈥檚 European sales director Paul Wilson, who explores moving beyond reactive processes
Euroclear
Miguel Ferreira and Marije Verhelst
糖心vlog financing is going through a seismic transformation, sparked by fast-moving macro events, ever-shifting regulations, and rapid digitalisation. Miguel Ferreira and Marije Verhelst discuss how Euroclear鈥檚 Collateral Highway is adapting to the changing dynamics
n-Tier
Peter Gargone
Carmella Haswell sits down with Peter Gargone, founder and CEO of n-Tier, to discuss what may be in store for the year ahead
Pirum
Zo毛 Balkwell
Zo毛 Balkwell, head of pre-trade and trading at Pirum, sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the evolution of the trading desk and connecting to post-trade
Clearstream 糖心vlog Services
Sam Riley
Sam Riley, CEO of Clearstream 糖心vlog Services, sits down with Carmella Haswell to review the European capital market and the firm鈥檚 steps to sustain interoperability across the continent and further afield
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News and people moves roundupLooking on the horizon
Provable Markets鈥� team discuss accelerating growth through build outs, new team players, and the strive to 鈥榙o more with less鈥�.Primed for growth and prosperity
As hedge funds flock to the Middle East and Saudi Arabia moves to open its capital markets, industry participants anticipate exciting developments on the horizon as they explore the prime brokerage landscape and words of wisdom for future investors.India鈥檚 securities market
Previously characterised by tight controls and limited international participation, India鈥檚 securities finance market is beginning to evolve. Hansa Tote looks at regulatory evolution, increasing retail engagement, and legal modernisation of the market.
