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FIX publishes standardised messaging guidance
13 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The specification is intended to help buy side firms request and receive margin information from the sell side in a consistent, scalable, and machine-readable way

Waystone granted a CSP license in ADGM
13 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The licence allows Waystone to provide corporate services in the ADGM alongside its existing operations in the Dubai International Financial Centre and onshore UAE

ADI Foundation signs MoU with Gibraltar government
13 October 2026 Gibraltar
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The project is designed to support institutional settlement, cross-border payments, and international trade, with the longer-term aim of connecting Europe and Africa

Zodia Custody receives FRSA approval for digital securities
13 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority has expanded existing financial services permission held by Zodia Custody’s Abu Dhabi Global Market subsidiary to include custody of digital securities

CMU OmniClear launches asset servicing for equities
12 October 2026 Hong Kong, Europe
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The Bank of China Hong Kong has become the first CMU Member successfully onboarded to the CMU-SIX linkage service, allowing members to invest, settle, and hold Swiss and Spanish securities

Standard Chartered launches RLUSD custody
12 October 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Alongside its custody support for Ripple USD on the XRP Ledger now live, the firm enters its next step of collateral integration with Ripple and LMAX Group

SEC proposes expansion of securities eligible for cross trading
09 October 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Continuing its modernisation of regulatory frameworks, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to expand the Investment Company Act’s cross-trading rule

Quorim partners with AccessFintech
09 October 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Under the partnership, Quorim will build new technology directly on AccessFintech’s network, pairing Quorim’s private credit reach and loan market expertise with AccessFintech’s data infrastructure and established base of partners

ESMA appoints Comporti as Chair
09 October 2026 ESMA
Reporter: Theodore Law

Prior to his appointment, Carlo Comporti served as a Commissioner at the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa

TaxTec joins the Schwab Advisor Services Provider Listings
09 October 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The firm says that their inclusion in the Schwab Advisor Services Provider Listings provides another opportunity for investment professionals to discover TaxTec and learn more about the firm’s technology-enabled withholding tax reclaim solutions

Maple Finance partners with IRACE Digital Bank
09 October 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

IRACE is providing banking infrastructure necessary to move fiat efficiently between Maple and its institutional counterparties, and will support some of Maple’s TradFi market processes

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group appoints Krunic
09 October 2026 UAE
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Alex Krunic joins the firm as chief capital markets officer, bringing over 25 years of international capital markets experience to the role