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ICMA elects Lamarque as new Chair
05 June 2025 Germany
Reporter: Daniel Tison
Jean-Luc Lamarque, chairman of Primary Credit at Credit Agricole CIB, has been elected by the new board members at the recent annual general meeting in Frankfurt
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Triparty repo: A lever for boosting liquidity
Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, director, operational risk advisory and development at the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, looks at how triparty repo can help offset the ‘African premium’
Central clearing for repo markets: Is Europe putting the cart before the horse?
Eurex’s Clive D’Souza, vice president, global products and markets, and Viktoria Hackenberg, vice president, regulatory affairs at Deutsche Börse, review central clearing of repo in Europe and the core findings from the firms’ deep dive on NBFI regulatory frameworks, risk standards, cross-product margining, and NSFR
Securities lending outlook 2025
Andrew Geggus, global head of agency securities lending, Securities Services at BNP Paribas, explores how macroeconomic, regulatory, and geopolitical factors are shaping demand and investment strategies for the market
Playing the part
HSBC’s Curtis Dutton, global head of trading, agency securities lending and liquidity services, reviews the performance of the Middle East over the past 12 months, and what is next for its securities lending and borrowing market
The ‘Sharpe’ point of securities lending
State Street’s Travis Whitmore, head of AI and trading analytics, and Derin Aksit, quantitative researcher, assess the diversification properties and risk-adjusted performance of securities lending and its power to unlock opportunities
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SecFin Solutions
Glenn Handley
SecFin Solutions founder Glenn Handley speaks to Justin Lawson about the sweeping changes coming to Europe's securities finance landscape as T+1 settlement looms on the horizon
MarketAxess
Sunil Daswani
Justin Lawson speaks with Sunil Daswani, repo business lead at MarketAxess, about how the firm’s post-trade matching technology is transforming securities financing operations and addressing key industry challenges
International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi
As debt capital markets continue to evolve, the association’s role in setting standards and advocating for market participants has never been more critical, according to ICMA’s Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi, senior director, head of business development, membership and events sponsorship
SNB Capital
Jalal Faruki
Jalal Faruki, head of custody and securities services at SNB Capital, provides a deep dive into Saudi Arabia’s securities lending market. Daniel Tison reports
Riyad Capital
Abdullah Alshwer
Abdullah Alshwer, PhD, CFA, CEO of Riyad Capital, sits down with Carmella Haswell to review the firm’s position in the Saudi market through its Securities Services business, and how a regulatory overhaul is influencing the Kingdom’s appeal to foreign investors
RBC Investor Services
RBC Investor Services’ team
The RBC Investor Services’ team offers their perspective on the changes in beneficial owner demands, where they see opportunities in the Canadian and emerging global markets, and how the firm's new strategy is shaping the future of securities finance
BNY
Simon Squire
BNY's Simon Squire, managing director of product, Global Collateral, explores buy side trends, asset tokenisation, and optimisation goals, in his review of the Canadian market
Standard Bank
Hitesh Harduth
Hitesh Harduth, head of securities lending, speaks to Carmella Haswell about his 19-year career at Standard Bank, and how the firm is working to develop African markets
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News and people moves roundupBuilding trust in global capital markets
As debt capital markets continue to evolve, the association’s role in setting standards and advocating for market participants has never been more critical, according to ICMA’s Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi, senior director, head of business development, membership and events sponsorship.Revolutionising repo trading
Justin Lawson speaks with Sunil Daswani of MarketAxess, about how the firm’s post-trade matching technology is transforming securities financing operations and addressing key industry challenges.Securities Finance US Symposium
Overlooking the iconic Boston harbour, this year’s Symposium saw experts and industry leaders come together for the third annual Securities Finance Symposium. Karl Loomes and Daniel Tison report.
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