News and Notes

LUKB launches Lombard loan with bitcoin and ether collateral

Nigeria pension authority releases securities lending and repo framework

Fed’s Barr proposes decoupling stress tests from regulatory capital requirements

China signals application of GMRA for cross-border repo

OpenGamma: UK gilt market resilience during April vol “shouldn’t mask structural risks”

UK’s tokenized sterling deposits program to test wholesale bond settlement

Millennium eyes repo and seclending after adopting self-clearing for bonds

Fed’s SCOOS: dealer financing terms “largely unchanged” June-August, reports of insurance firms increasing leverage

Buenos Aires Times: Argentina central bank cuts repo rate; US talks $20bn swap line

Firms think UK FCA’s AI Live Testing could help overcome “PoC paralysis”

UK FCA considers reporting rules for firms lending crypto assets

Saudi and Kazakhstan CSDs to weigh bilateral connectivity

ING, SEB among 9 European banks to issue joint stablecoin in H2 2026

Bloomberg launches AI portfolio analytics for PORT Enterprise

Nasdaq to deploy Calypso on AWS as fully managed service

Clearstream and Euroclear to digitize Eurobond market in Q1 2026

Broadridge completes ISO 20022 migration for post-trade clients

HSBC trials quantum algos for bond trading optimization

Allianz UK picks BNP Paribas for agency securities lending

TransFICC deploys “One API” service at Wells Fargo alongside sourcing agreement

Comotto on the off-balance sheet treatment of repos for FICC’s agency clearing service

Bloomberg: digital euro could be rolled out in mid-2029, says ECB’s Cipollone

BNY launches Finloop’s T+0 MMF solution on liquidity platform

CFTC consults on tokenized collateral, including stablecoins

UK-US set up trans-Atlantic task force for capital markets, digital assets

Bank of Canada broadens eligible securities for term repo, brings back NHA MBS

UK PRA: banks to save £26mn from “initial phase” of cutting reporting templates

FICC to launch ACS triparty service in Dec 2025

Fintechs add social media monitoring to Deutsche Börse surveillance

Labuan’s AIMS becomes prime brokerage after ASIC license

Deutsche Börse’s Germany-based CSD rebrands to “Clearstream Europe”

Sweden central bank expects more repo and collateralized lending

Media: South Africa repo market reforms a “dual-edged sword”

ChinaAI: domestic and foreign cloud providers recalibrate China strategies

AIMA calls for single-sided SFTR and centralized short selling reporting

ERCC: repo haircuts are not an effective policy tool to manage leverage risks

Hackernoon: DeFi platform sets up “cash card” that uses crypto collateral loans

Oman News: MCD launches rulebook that includes securities lending, collateral management

MUFG to launch financing platform as part of India securities subsidiary

BNP Paribas and HSBC join Canton Foundation

Clearstream and Türkiye’s MKK establish direct inter-CSD link

DTCC’s Chakar on traditional-digital “coexistence imperative”

LCH non-bank member Marex clears first UST delivery on FMX

SGGP: Vietnam bourse to “gradually introduce securities lending and controlled short selling”

BoE scales back QT to £70bn over next year

Bancolombia completes go-live on Murex’s MX.3 for hedge accounting

A16Z-backed Payall connects to FedNow

NY DFS issues new guidance on use of blockchain analytics for risk management

AIMA: US SEC’s 1-year delay on Form PF an opportunity for “more proportionate version”

Japan’s FSA set out priorities, aims to shake-up bureau