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Almost 18 months after the close of its two-stage public consultation, the US securities regulator has released final rules for implementation of Rule 10c-1 relating to the reporting of securities lending transactions

Having started at ISLA in September, Holland is London-based and will focus on advancing standards and best practice for the securities lending industry, including market operating models, legal frameworks, and digital and technology applications

The London-based firm aims to implement connectivity and interoperability to automate recalls and callback messages

David Shone, former director of digital affairs at the International Securities Lending Association, will join the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to lead the product vision, strategy and execution for ISDA’s data and digital products

This announcement extends HMT proposals advanced under the December 2022 “Edinburgh Reforms” that are designed to exploit the UK’s exit from the European Union to develop its own UK-tailored financial services legislation

Advocacy isn’t solely about speaking to regulators, ministries and parliamentary bodies, but also advocating to and with market participants, said one panellist at the ISLA 30 Conference

Participant agent lenders BNY Mellon and Citi, in addition to participant borrowers ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and J.P Morgan, will support the launch of the new service

With the equity purchase, London Reporting House’s repo market tools and analytics will be available through Kaizen’s web-based regulatory information and compliance platform known as Kaizen Hub

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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