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Orbisa, operated by EquiLend, offers buy side market participants a view into securities lending market activity

Based in Hong Kong, Vinesh Patel will focus on developing partnerships and driving the adoption of the company’s securities finance platform in the APAC region

The Bank of International Settlements reports that after-tax profits for largest internationally active banks had grown to a record €279 billion at end of H1 2023, while LCR coverage has improved to 137 per cent for G-SIBs

Wael Al Sharif succeeds Elyas Al Gaseer who has held the post of head of global corporate and investment banking since 2013

The consultation report, Streamlining Variation Margin in Centrally Cleared Markets, outlines eight practices for promoting effective VM processes and transparency between CCPs, clearing members and their clients

Joseph Sweeney brings extensive experience in securities lending, having held senior positions at various banks since 2011

This first batch of projects for 2024, focusing on CBDCs, green finance, cybersecurity and steps to eliminate financial crime, builds on a further eight projects that are currently ongoing and 12 that were completed during 2023

The acquisition, announced in October, aims to drive the development of the digital post-trade infrastructure

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

Canada-based securities lending specialists speak to SFT about the market outlook, technology, sustainable lending and what will drive their development expenditure moving into 2023

US lending specialists draw lessons from COVID and the GameStop short squeeze, discuss the demands of sustainable lending and highlight where lenders can drill into new opportunities moving into 2022

The Canadian securities lending market has always held a strong position but how did it react to the significant volatility triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and what does the future look like in terms of economic recovery?

Look offshore to maximise your lending potential, say MUTB’s Global Securities Lending Solutions team Paul Collard, James Aris and Reshad Mullboccus

Leading participants in US securities lending markets speak to SFT about market performance during 2023 and the impact of monetary tightening, opportunities for cash reinvestment, and the potential implications of accelerated settlement and Basel III Endgame

Demand for automation, workflow and straight-through processing is on the rise in an expanding repo market. Industry participants discuss the pain points for new entrants and the complexities within this space as they drive for further standardisation. Carmella Haswell reports

Industry participants have witnessed steady growth in the use of electronic trading in the securities finance sector and this is expected to accelerate over the years ahead. Carmella Haswell examines the impact of automation and how the continued advance of electronic trading will impact the market

The RBC Investor Services’ team offer their perspectives on recent demand drivers in the Canadian securities lending market, the current regulatory environment and important innovations planned for Canada’s market infrastructure

By breaking down traditional barriers, embracing peer-to-peer lending and leveraging new technologies, Ed Tyndale-Biscoe, head of secured funding product development at ION Markets, believes that the repo market is on the brink of a transformative era

By consolidating securities finance, collateral operations, post-trade processing and risk management into a single system, clients can break silos and mitigate risk, says Murex’s Sabine Farhat. Carmella Haswell reports

Donato D’Eramo, head of securities finance at RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS), speaks to SFT about his team’s projections for Canada’s securities lending market, its commitment to data innovation and CASLA’s regulatory focus for the year ahead

Singapore might be one of the most prosperous countries in the world and an international financial centre, but in securities finance, market activity remains muted. Sophie Downes reports

Jamie Richards examines growth opportunities in Canada’s securities finance markets, finding that lending revenues have remained strong through recent periods of global economic and geopolitical instability

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

Canada’s cannabis stocks were one of the major hot topics for the securities lending industry in 2019, but, as we look into 2020, there are further developments that we can expect to see for the country in the new year