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With the Korea pledge model in triparty, BNY Mellon says that equities and Korean treasury bonds can be utilised more efficiently as collateral

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a package of measures designed to tighten supervision of illegal short selling and to improve the operation of the short-selling system

Based in Singapore, Park will report to the bank’s head of EMEA and APAC equity trading for its agency securities lending division, Claudio Lorenzini

Securities finance revenues for February have risen YoY to US$825 million, powered by the strength of APAC equity finance, corporate debt and ETP lending, according to IHS Markit

Global securities finance revenues for January contracted 15 per cent YoY to US$836 million, according to recently-published data from IHS Markit, with global equity financing revenues recording their lowest monthly figure since February 2021

The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association and the Risk Management Association, working in collaboration with EquiLend, have released the latest version of their APAC Securities Lending Market user guide, covering 14 markets in the region

Members and clients of ForexClear benefit from enhanced risk management, as well as margin, capital and operational efficiencies and the move signals ForexClear’s continued growth in the region

With the lifting of South Korea’s short selling ban in May, over $130 million has been traded through Tru Technologies’ lending platform and $60 million has traded at a lending fee of 4 per cent or higher

Panellists evaluate the performance of Asia’s securities lending markets during 2022, new market opportunities in the APAC region and where the drivers of growth will be found during the year ahead

Experts in European securities lending and financing discuss the industry’s rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic and opportunities presented by ESG, technology investment, and the forthcoming regulatory timetable

EquiLend brought together a panel of industry heavyweights from trade bodies and prominent firms in the securities finance space to discuss the market’s future

As the global coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen with no sign of abating, the effects on global economies are starting to spread to securities lending markets

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

Key participants in APAC securities finance speak about market dynamics, the impact of short sale bans, the advance of emergent markets and growth prospects for 2024 and beyond

State Street’s Chelsea Grossman, managing director and head of North America client management for agency lending, breaks down the key events of 2023 and how last year’s performance will shape the lending environment in 2024

APAC markets are shifting to put collateral management at the forefront. Purtini Joshi, head of Collateral+ Asia Pacific business development at State Street, evaluates the evolving collateral space and how digital assets are adding new dimensions to the investment cycle

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

Japan Securities Finance (JSF) is a licensed financial institution under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act with a long track record in the Japanese market. SFT sat down with Yosuke Kobayashi, managing director of the Institutional Sales Department, to discuss the latest trends in Asia’s bond and equities markets and JSF’s role in facilitating this market

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

Yuka Hasumi, head of EquiLend Japan, speaks to Carmella Haswell on the firm’s plan to transform the securities lending space through its 1Source initiative, the varying pace of change for regulation globally and trading opportunities

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

Nearly three decades after short selling was initially proposed, Sophie Downes explores the impact of the new guidelines on the Philippines stock market and why the time is finally right

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

The Asia Pacific region remains a hot-bed of activity for securities lending markets and PASLA has been proactively assisting the region’s markets in their evolution