Reflecting on the past 12 months of market data, FIS’ David Lewis observes that securities finance is getting ever more complex and busy, generating pressure on margins as work levels rise proportionally faster than revenue generation
The power of the retail investor is increasing, affecting the way issuers communicate with their investors, how service providers deliver their offerings and how regulators supervise. FIS’ David Lewis examines the implications for securities finance markets
Paul Wilson, managing director and global head of securities finance at IHS Markit, finds that global securities finance revenues increased year-on-year, sustained particularly by equity values and returning demand in APAC as markets removed short-selling bans
Regulators will push through a full agenda in 2022 designed to tighten market behaviour and to improve standards. But there are no new rules to encourage caveat emptor, or let the buyer beware, observes FIS’s David Lewis
Whether it is SFTR or SFDR, regulators must be clear about regulatory objectives, the data to be gathered and how they measure that data, says FIS’ David Lewis. A lack of certainty runs the risk that regulations will have the opposite effect to what was intended
There is widespread opportunity for the finance industry to support the principles of sustainable securities lending, however progress might be measured or guided by regulators and central banks, says FIS’ David Lewis
Collateral re-use dropped off dramatically after the financial crisis of 2008, but has been recovering since 2016. FIS’ David Lewis explores the implications
For market data providers, it has taken years of processing to deliver solid, accurate data to a demanding marketplace. FIS’ David Lewis evaluates the difficulties that market authorities face in establishing reporting requirements that provide detailed insight into securities finance markets
Q2 revenues grew by 13 per cent YoY to US$2.85 billion, with lending revenues from exchange-traded products having their best quarter on record. IHS Markit’s Sam Pierson dissects the numbers
David Lewis, FIS’ senior director for securities finance and global head of Astec Analytics, reflects on the drive to promote a common domain model and to deliver consistency in securities lending performance measurement
Yields on German Bunds have been negative since Q2 2019 but David Lewis of FIS says that a return to positive yields is on the cards due to a number of factors and influences, including a change in political management
