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Atkins becomes Chairman of the SEC
22 April 2025 US
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli
Following the nomination by President Trump on 20 January, Paul S. Atkins was officially confirmed by the US Senate on 9 April and sworn into office on 21 April
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The intraday credit risk challenge
With securities financing tools playing an ever more critical role in optimising financial resources for banks, Dipak Chotai of JD Risk Solutions, and Richard Glen of HQLAX, discuss intraday credit risk and the significance of DLT to mitigate this challenge
Firing the starting pistol on T+1
The UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce held an industry event to kickstart the move to a shorter settlement cycle. Jack McRae reports
The kingdom of tradition and innovation
Following the recent introduction of short selling and securities lending facilities, Daniel Tison explores the rapidly growing capital market of Saudi Arabia
ECB trials in review: The French perspective
In the second instalment of this two-part series, Daniel Tison invites Banque de France and BNP Paribas to join the discussion on the recently completed ECB DLT trials and experiments
Navigating growth amid emerging opportunities
As APAC’s securities finance landscape continues to evolve, market participants face a dynamic environment characterised by regulatory shifts, technological change, and emerging opportunities, says State Street’s Richard Gallagher
South Korea’s short selling comeback
With the anticipated return of short selling to South Korea, Daniel Tison sits down with industry experts to discuss if the green light will result in traffic
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Murex
Sabine Farhat
Sabine Farhat, Murex’s head of securities financing, lending and repo product management, shares a 2025 outlook for securities financing transactions markets
KDPW_CCP
Maciej Trybuchowski
Maciej Trybuchowski, CEO of KDPW_CCP, provides an overview of the upcoming EMIR 3.0 regulation as market participants prepare for new active account requirements
Aware Super
Henry Trinh
Henry Trinh, associate portfolio manager at Aware Super, sits down with Carmella Haswell to provide the Australian perspective on securities lending for beneficial owners and how the fund tackles barriers to market
S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech
Igor Kaplun
The focus on data quality and enforcement by regulatory agencies is heating up, with more pressure piling on market participants to ensure that reporting is complete, accurate, and timely, warns S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech’s Igor Kaplun
EquiLend
Rich Grossi
Rich Grossi joined EquiLend as its new CEO in November 2024. He sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the last six months and how he will take the company forward
ISLA Americas
Fran Garritt
Fran Garritt, CEO of ISLA Americas, sits down with Justin Lawson to discuss the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate from an agent lender cash desk perspective, and addresses a critical need to raise awareness of the new rules for in-scope firms
Arcesium
Himanshu Bagr and Ashley Bell
Arcesium’s Himanshu Bagri, product lead, Treasury Suite, and Ashley Bell, vice president, Financial Operations, look at the importance of timely margin calculations when managing risk
Japan Securities Finance
Kenta Yamamoto and Kohei Takeda
With the end of the Bank of Japan’s monetary easing policy, the Japanese market is moving towards normalisation and garnering attention from global investors, says Japan Securities Finance’s Kohei Takeda and Kenta Yamamoto
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Middle East 2025Welcome to the first edition of the Middle East Annual, a guide offering insights into an emerging market that has captured the attention of the securities finance industry. Work has begun to shape the future of this region and its participation within this market, as industry bodies such as the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) help to form a foundation for international investor opportunities, breaking down securities borrowing and lending (SBL) barriers.
2025 is shaping up to be an exciting time for the region, and its prospective investors. We hope this Securities Finance Times Middle East Annual serves as an intrinsic guide for those embarking on this journey.
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