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LCH SA RepoClear has expanded the settlement connections that it offers to investor CSDs with the addition of links to support fixed income settlement at Euroclear Nederland and Clearstream Banking Frankfurt
Repo fail rates are “still too high” and this reflects poorly on the London market, says BoE Committee, with low liquidity, COVID challenges and upstream failures in an interlinked chain of transactions contributing to the rise
The European Central Depositories Association has voted in Guillaume Eliet and Indars Aščuks as its vice-chairs for a three-year term, with Georg Zinner becoming treasurer
The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines has joined The Association of National Numbering Agencies as partner
BNY Mellon, Barclays, Citi and NatWest Group are among 14 banks that have tested simulated intraday repo and intraday FX swap trades on the platform built by the London-based fintech, which is expected to launch in 2023
Total repo contract value outstanding on the books of 57 firms responding to the latest European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) survey has grown to a record €9.2 billion, rising from €8.7 billion in the June 2021 survey and up 11 per cent YoY
Attendees will hear from eSecLending’s Jacqueline Waller and EuroClear’s Valentina Crovato, as co-chairs of ISLA’s 29th Annual Securities Finance and Collateral Management Conference
USD-denominated government debt coupons, which are due for payment today, are the first foreign-currency sovereign income payments to fall due since Russia issued its Presidential Decree on 5 March, notes Fitch Ratings
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The need to exchange UTIs under SFTR has proved to be a tough nut to crack. Could a little-known SWIFT message be the answer?
All the pieces of the puzzle are now in place for the market to judge for itself whether central clearing is vindicated
A host of market drivers are pushing and pulling the collateral market in several directions at once, and the best way forward remains unclear. Industry experts attempt to unpick the challenges
Securities finance specialists reflect on the transformation of collateral management, from an auxiliary service to a pivotal aspect of the ecosystem, and how the practice is being impacted by key regulatory initiatives
Over the past 15 years, collateral has become a key facet of the finance industry. In the process, it has changed from being a product that is posted, to being a service that can be optimised. Collateral efficiency is increasingly the primary goal of market participants, say Euroclear’s Mike Reece and Olivier Grimonpont
John O'Neill, HSBC'S global head of digital assets strategy, speaks to Sophie Downes about the firm's recent digital endeavours and their significance for the future of the digital market transactions
Look offshore to maximise your lending potential, say MUTB’s Global Securities Lending Solutions team Paul Collard, James Aris and Reshad Mullboccus
Brian Ruane, senior EVP, global head of Clearance and Collateral Management, discusses BNY Mellon’s US$5 trillion plus collateral management business with Justin Lawson
Brian Ruane, senior executive vice president, global head of clearance and collateral management at BNY Mellon, recently met with Justin Lawson to discuss the firm’s growing collateral business, connecting to new pools of collateral and how to integrate the voice of the client
Against a backdrop of market uncertainty, Brian Ruane, CEO of BNY Mellon’s Clearance and Collateral Management business, explains how the firm is navigating the changing environment for its clients
The fastest growing asset class on the Collateral Highway is Japanese Government Bonds, says Jan Grauls, product manager of collateral management services at Euroclear, who explores the factors driving its increasing use and acceptance
Russia’s securities finance industry has enjoyed growth recently, with increases in the value of repo transactions, FOP transactions, and positive hedge fund returns. Now the country aims to lay down the foundations for the development of the digital economy
IBM and Santiago’s Exchange are Chile’s biggest securities lending hubs, showing signs of growth, receiving high revenues in one hand, and embracing technology with the other
Nordic securities lending saw a mixed bag of trends last year. Equity lending and regulations, such as the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation, proved challenging, and questions remain on what Brexit will mean for the Nordics
Rudolf Siebel, managing director at the German Investment Funds Association, reveals what his members think of securities lending, and much more