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Uncertainty around SDR implementation looms large

There remains a demand for greater clarity from the market amid continued uncertainty around the implementation of the CSDR settlement discipline regime, according to a panel at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium. Rebecca Delaney reports

The modern art of digitisation

ICMA has launched a four-month initiative to develop its Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) clause library and taxonomy, designed to improve efficiencies in negotiating and managing repo transaction documentation. Carmella Haswell discusses its potential and the drive to standardise and digitise the securities finance industry

A centralised view of collateral

The ability to interconnect trading platforms and to drive centralisation of trade input data, execution and post-trade management is a must, says Mike Norwood, director, global trading product owner, EquiLend

A game changer: the rise of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is gradually penetrating the securities lending industry, with firms attempting to replicate human intelligence in automating and applying predictive analytics to their lending processes. Carmella Haswell reports

Why the securities lending industry is on the cusp of an amazing opportunity

The introduction of the ‘ISLA Clause Library & Taxonomy’ marks an important step in the securities lending market’s digitisation journey, explains Andrew Dyson, chief executive, International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and Akber Datoo, CEO, D2 Legal Technology (D2LT)

Trading live on State Street’s P2P repo platform

State Street’s Travis Keltner tells Bob Currie that this P2P service allows buy-side firms to access new pools of liquidity, while targeting STP flows throughout the trade lifecycle from electronic transaction negotiation to collateral management

Seeking a sustainable future

Sunil Daswani, Standard Chartered Bank’s global head of securities lending, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the importance of ESG, how to reach a sustainable future and what’s driving demand and supply within the securities lending market

GLMX: meeting the unique needs of money markets

GLMX chief executive Glenn Havlicek explains that when new technology provides a better, cost-effective way to execute critical activities, its adoption is assured

KDPW Trade Repository: Why you should join us

Slawomir Zajac, director of the KDPW Trade Repository (TR) and board member of ANNA, speaks to SFT about why small is often beautiful in the TR space, bringing surety, technical innovation and a strong commitment to global standards

The changing of tides

UnaVista brought about a big change in the way it operates with the closing of its SFTR repository service. The July announcement allows clients six months to migrate to another platform before the new SFTR reporting rules come into effect

The Rapidly Evolving Trade Reporting Landscape

Securities Finance Times spoke with Val Wotton, DTCC’s managing director, product development and strategy of repository and derivatives services, to learn more about how DTCC helps firms with trade reporting obligations, especially as many firms are now in need of a new trade repository for SFTR reporting

A lending hand

Rising from the ashes of the credit crunch, peer-to-peer securities lending has opened doors for investors and borrowers, seemingly providing an attractive alternative to traditional lending mechanisms. Built for the new age, could this be the way forward for securities lending and repo markets?

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