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Going for gold: A celebratory night in London

Bringing together the finest in the financial sector, market participants gather for a night of celebration as we highlight innovation, leadership, and achievements driving the securities finance industry

What risk management cannot promise

In the sixth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, talks risks, repo, and cost

Paving the way for institutional entry

As digital assets become mainstream components of institutional portfolios, investors will expect the transformative benefits of these new assets to come with the same levels of trust they have in traditional assets. HSBC’s Fiona Horsewill, global head of Securities Services and Sean Mullins, global head of Digital Assets Product, explore

The weapon that never fires

In the fifth instalment of this ongoing series, Cyril Louchtchay de Fleurian, head of securities finance and balance sheet strategy at Capteo: Strategy & Management Consulting, looks at repo, collateral, and the chokepoints nobody put on the risk committee agenda

Preparing the Canadian market

Reviewing the Canadian Securities Lending Association 2026 conference in Toronto, Hansa Tote uncovers market themes, trends, and projections discussed by industry participants

Revenues reveal signs of recovery amid evolving demand dynamics

Matt Chessum, executive director, equity and analytic products at S&P Global Market Intelligence, evaluates the underlying trends in EMEA’s securities lending market and the region’s move into a more ‘constructive phase’

An industrial revolution in funding and financing

Clearstream’s Banu Apers and James Cherry underline the centrality of collateral management, lending solutions and liquidity to financial market stability, and discuss how a technology revolution is reshaping financial services

The evolution of securities lending: Toward a more direct and transparent market

Marty Tell, president and co-founder of Novellus, considers how regulatory capital pressures, evolving collateral structures, and emerging principal-to-principal models are driving a shift toward more direct, transparent, and capital-efficient securities lending markets