News and Notes

Broadridge adds agentic AI to OpsGPT for fails, inventory optimization

UK FCA consults on AI testing facility for safe deployment

Industry associations recommend extending SA-CCR to repos for UST clearing

Yonhap: Korea short selling back to pre-ban levels

BoE’s seclending committee notes “busy start to the year” and more to do on recalls for T+1

SNB and SIX working with banks for new liquidity support framework

MFA urges “flexible margin practices” for Treasury repo until clearing rule rolls out

ECB’s SESFOD shows financing rates drop for most asset classes

FINRA asks for 10c1-a reporting extension for covered persons to Sept 2026

South Street Securities completes merger with GX2

Citadel to SEC: done-away necessary for UST clearing

US Treasury committee weighs stablecoin risks

DekaBank’s Cyrus on “hidden fragility” of UST markets

ECB to ease CCP access for liquidity backstop

TMX to overhaul clearinghouse with TCS infrastructure

KfW: capital markets need a “DLT highway”

S3: European shorts surge on currency gains and market rally

ECB white paper: The international dimension of repo: five new facts

ION boosts XTP Risk JANUS with AI for improved pre-trade risk management

Futurism: AI agents staffed a fake company and don’t worry about your job

Saxo UK: Spanish markets unscathed by power outage, but regulators on notice

CPMI-IOSCO: “potential minor gap” for collateral access in EU

AccessFintech launches repo settlement netting with J.P. Morgan and Citi partners

Circle teams with copper for USDC stablecoin settlement

S&P Global: South Korea short selling goes from ban to boom

Bloomberg: Nomura mulls deeper foray into prime brokerage

SGSS: Europe to move FASTER on tax harmonisation

Reuters: Taiwan short selling curbs extended indefinitely

US regional banks should consolidate amid recession risk, says fintech expert

ESMA assesses leverage risks in AIFs and UCITS funds sectors

MLex: EU chair wants deal exempting SFTs from T+1

JSE, BMV and Nordic markets sign on for Nasdaq’s “modernization blueprint” tapping AWS networks

BIS and 5 central banks show progress on FX-DLT settlement for wholesale infrastructure

EquiLend launches short squeeze scoring monitor

BIS’ latest blockchain PoC is a tokenized promissory note platform

China’s QCC joins GLEIF for mapping data standards

Bank of Uganda picks Sweden’s CMA for RTGS overhaul

FT: Is Basel III sustainable in a new geopolitical era?

OFR blog post: How the Treasury Clearing Rule for Repo Might Affect SOFR

European legislators consult on EU capital markets integration

CFTC consults on 24/7 trading in derivatives markets

ECB fines SEB Baltics €1.2mn for internal models breach

UK’s PRA modifies rulebook for third country covered bonds as HQLA

Swiss innovation authority outlines 7 steps for quantum safety

Clearstream adds all asset classes to Collateral Mapper view

UK FCA opening new offices for US and APAC presence

Xceptor’s data platform to integrate AI agents for process breaks

IIAC and CASLA urge regulators to reconsider Canada alignment with US’ RegSHO

ESMA should consider more granular data for settlement fails, says stakeholder group

ESMA rules on liquidity management tool functioning signal NBFI approach