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BoE Sec Lending Committee reflects on SFTR data, ESG and tokenisation
29 September 2021
UK Reporter Bob Currie

The fallout from Brexit, diversity and inclusion and sustainable stock lending all featured in discussion at the quarterly Securities Lending Committee at the Bank of England, where lending experts exchange views on the state of market

ICMA analysis of SFTR reporting reveals issues with data on collateral
29 September 2021
UK Reporter Carmella Haswell

ICMA publishes analysis of the key market features and trends in the European repo market including remaining issues with the quality of SFTR public data

Mark Husler leaves UnaVista for property management role
29 September 2021
UK Reporter Jenna Lomax

Mark Husler, managing director and CEO of UnaVista, has stepped down from his role to become managing director of property development company, NovaVita

ICMA publishes analysis of the first year of data on repo from SFTR reporting
28 September 2021
UK Reporter Carmella Haswell

ICMA publishes analysis of the key market features and trends in the European repo market after reporting under SFTR went live on 13 July 2020

UnaVista fined for EMIR data failures
23 September 2021
UK Reporter Bob Currie

ESMA has fined UnaVista Limited, the London-based trade repository, €238,500 for failing to ensure data integrity and failing to provide direct and immediate access for regulators to trade data through its EMIR reporting service

ISLA releases clause library and taxonomy to streamline contract negotiation
20 September 2021
UK Reporter Bob Currie

The clause library and taxonomy forms the first step along a path that will align business, operational and legal outcomes in a combined cross-market common domain model framework, says ISLA

Fund Recs automates connectivity with DTCC’s GTR service
15 September 2021
UK Reporter Maddie Saghir

DTCC has partnered with Fund Recs to deliver new automated reconciliation capabilities in support of EMIR and SFTR trade reporting requirements

Securities finance market is in a 'state of flux'
14 September 2021
UK Reporter Maddie Saghir

Paul Wilson explains how Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management FastStart platform is helping clients navigate the changing securities market

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Canada securities lending panel

Securities lending specialists reflect on the drivers of performance in the Canadian market over the past 12 months, key changes in technology and market practice and how the future looks for the rest of 2023 and beyond

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Repo market panel: a return to normalised market-based financing?

Repo market practitioners share their views with SFT on recent trading dynamics in global repo markets, the impact of monetary tightening, automation across the repo lifecycle and new opportunities available through P2P repo

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Securities Finance Technology Symposium

Catch up on all the biggest talking points from the days six panels

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US Securities Lending Panel

US-based securities lending specialists focus on recent market performance, projections for 2023, and the potential impact of further Fed tightening on trading and collateralisation strategies

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Scaling businesses in Asia

Broadridge’s Darren Crowther sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the events shaping Asia’s key markets as the firm sets to expand in the region, as well as the technological trends catching the eye of clients

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The future of sec lending

Tim Smith, managing director of data insights at Hazeltree, delves into how regulation is transforming the securities lending landscape and how technology plays a critical role in this evolution

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PASLA: a roundup of the Asian market

Having attended the PASLA Conference in Singapore earlier this month, Carmella Haswell provides a roundup of major findings from the Association's key industry discussions

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Making a Mark

TP ICAP's Nichola Hunter and Adam Southern speak to Carmella Haswell about the firm's new "front-end refresh" and wider plans to drive the growth of its eRepo platform

Interviews
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Philip Morgan and Jacob Koopmans
Pirum

As Pirum approaches 25 years in the business, CEO Philip Morgan and chief revenue officer Jacob Koopmans share their thoughts on where the company is today, how their team has tackled inefficiencies in the securities finance marketplace, and how they combined scale and creativity to grow from fintech roots

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Anish Patel and Dan Long
GLMX

The regulatory landscape is evolving in ways that require the market to decide how technology will enable them to satisfy their obligations, while optimising how they execute their business. GLMX’s director of business development, Anish Patel, and securities lending product manager, Dan Long, sat down with SFT to discuss their expectations for the year ahead

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Joseph Russo and Olivia Russell
GLMX

GLMX’s Joseph Russo, senior advisor, and Olivia Russell, sales, client development and marketing, provide insights into the growth of securities lending and cash reinvestment trading on the platform, as well as the firm’s expansion into electronic trading of money market instruments

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Fidelity outlines investment strategy for growth of its agency lending business

SFT spoke with four senior Fidelity leaders to discuss the importance of making technology and intellectual capital investments to enhance agency lending for clients. For this conversation, Bob Currie is joined by Fidelity executives Todd Bosworth, head of US trading, Yuri Brightly, head of securities finance platform, Marney McCabe, head of relationship management, and Jon Whiting, head of international trading

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Canadian securities lending

Leading figures from Canada’s securities lending market offer an update on the key issues of the moment, including collateral changes, cannabis short interest and adapting to an environment with COVID-19

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Asia: On the rise

Industry leaders from the Asian securities lending sector discuss the region’s outperforming revenue, the effects of the coronavirus on behaviour and which markets will lead the pack in 2020

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Warning: Change ahead

Industry experts offer a run-down of everything to be cognisant of in the US market for 2020, from fixing the repo market and possible collateral rule changes, to revenue predictions and much more

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UK

Against a politically uncertain backdrop, the UK’s securities lending industry is seeing growth and preparing for the next wave of regulation, while the risks of a no deal Brexit continues to place pressure on financial services

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