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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
Securities finance news and commentary
Leading the Way
Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
Exploring an evolving market
London’s Securities Finance Symposium played host to intriguing market conversations and debate. Touching on T+1 readiness, beneficial owner insights, as well as tokenised securities and the collateral frontier
The regulatory race to scale cross-border tokenised collateral
As tokenised collateral moves beyond pilot programmes and into institutional markets, attention is shifting from technology to regulation. While digital assets promise greater collateral mobility and operational efficiency, divergent regulatory approaches risk creating new barriers to global liquidity. Theodore Law speaks with industry experts to investigate the regulatory risks and operational hurdles ahead
Eyes on the prize: The direction of travel for Bitcoin
Thomas Wu, chief financial officer at Ledn, examines how banks are approaching Bitcoin as collateral and why risk considerations, from capital treatment and custody to liquidity and liquidation, are shaping how institutions choose to hold the asset
From market opportunities to future potential
Market participants gather to discuss the key movements in the US market, from 24-hour trading in equity markets and regulatory transparency, to how digital assets are transitioning from pilots to adoption
Tokenised cross-border repo: Where efficiency peaks — and where it fails
Tokenisation is accelerating cross-border repo into atomic settlement, stripping out long-standing operational lag and exposing a US$1.3 trillion offshore segment to new liquidity dynamics. Theodore Law investigates whether eliminating settlement delay strengthens stability or amplifies liquidity stress when volatility hits
Leading the Way
Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
Bank of America
Insights and perspectives
ISLA co-chair Lauren Northrop sits down with Carmella Haswell ahead of the conference to review the week ahead, what attendees should look forward to, and central themes in the current market
Saphyre
Ready-to-lend becomes real
This week’s agenda asks what will actually change securities finance. The answer will be decided somewhere less glamorous, at the point where lending accounts are set up, say Saphyre’s Gabino Roche Jr, CEO and founder, and Stephen Roche, president and co-founder
BNY
Trends, movements, and a future focus
ISLA Americas co-chair Shane Parks sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the conference ahead. He explores new concepts, market movements of 2026, and who or what will run the market in 2035
Transcend
Beyond the silo: Optimising collateral across the clearing landscape
Transcend’s Todd Hodgin, global head of product, and BJ Marcoullier, global head of sales, discuss how cross-venue optimisation can help market participants move beyond siloed approaches — integrating Treasury clearing and OCC optimisation into a more dynamic, enterprise-wide strategy
GLMX
Entering the next wave for securities finance
At the centre of a growing and changing market, GLMX’s Bob Zekraus and James Day discuss the past, present, and future of execution technology, where the opportunities lie, and how the market is supporting growth
Leading the Way
Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
News and people moves roundupCan all roads lead to the same end?
Thomas Wu of Ledn examines how banks are approaching Bitcoin as collateral and why risk considerations are shaping how institutions choose to hold the asset.The regulatory race to scale cross-border tokenised collateral
As tokenised collateral moves beyond pilot programmes and into institutional markets, attention is shifting from technology to regulation. Theodore Law reports.Exploring an evolving market
London’s Securities Finance Symposium played host to intriguing market conversations and debate. Touching on T+1 readiness, beneficial owner insights, as well as tokenised securities and the collateral frontier.
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