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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary

Interviews

M1X Global

Unlocking onchain collateral

Jordan Goldman, chief operating officer and president of M1X Global, speaks to Karl Loomes about why collateral remains the missing piece of tokenisation, the role of natively-issued digital sovereign bonds, and how continuous collateral movement could reshape the global repo market

Capco

Every second counts

Marc Biro, managing principal at Capco, discusses the SEC’s approval of 23-hour, five-day equities trading on both Cboe and Nasdaq, and the operational and technology overhaul ahead. Carmella Haswell reports

Nuvo Prime

Up in the cloud: Reshaping prime brokerage

Nuvo Prime co-founders Andrew Bain and Claire Young speak with Carmella Haswell about the firm’s creation and how cloud-first platforms are redefining operating models

Goldman Sachs

When opportunity knocks

Thomas Duchemin, securities lending trader, agency lending at Goldman Sachs, speaks to Carmella Haswell about his time in European equities and the significance of human interaction

Tonic

Building scale in tokenised collateral

As tokenised collateral moves from proof-of-concept projects to production-scale deployments, questions around interoperability, regulation, and market infrastructure are becoming increasingly important. Tonic’s Chris Watts, CEO and co-founder, and Steven Czarnota, head of digital, discuss the industry’s progress with Zarah Choudhary

Komainu

Moving from concept to reality

With a growing interest in digital assets, Darren Jordan, chief commercial officer, Komainu, speaks with Carmella Haswell on how this market fits into the securities finance world and its impact on the collateral landscape

BNY

Evolving securities finance and collateral for the markets of tomorrow

Greig Ramsay, senior director, international client coverage, Global Collateral and Global Clearing at BNY, discusses innovation across the ecosystem and applying the correct market structure

EquiLend

AI in securities finance: A practical approach

EquiLend’s Nick Delikaris, chief product officer, provides insight into how the firm is thinking about artificial intelligence, how it should be applied, and next steps