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Initial margin developments and best practices in 2025

Giuseppe Alessio Caccamo, senior lead, product analysis and design at S&P Global Market Intelligence, highlights the significance of initial margin, exploring best practices for margin assessment and the importance of ongoing validation processes

Saudi Arabia opens stock market to international investors

Denton��s Nik Colbridge, partner, Middle East Corporate, and Ahmed Butt, partner, Middle East Banking and Finance, review room for growth following the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia��s move to relax foreign investment restrictions

AI: The tin man without a heart?

Paul Chapman, managing director at HornbyChapman, reflects on the realities facing the next generation of post-trade professionals, warning that while AI brings speed and efficiency, it lacks the empathy and moral depth that define true human value in the workplace

Shaping a dynamic financial system

Following a 15-year-long push from the market, the introduction of a new Ministerial Order has authorised the use of securities lending for collective investment schemes in Spain. Carmella Haswell reports

We need more regulatory clarity to collateralise tokenised securities

EJ Liotta, head of prime finance and equity derivatives at TS Imagine, on issues surrounding using tokenised securities as collateral and the implications for prime brokers

利卯郭肱 Finance UK Symposium

Industry experts gathered at One Great George Street in London to explore the trending topics, challenges, and movements in the securities finance space, from navigating cross-border compliance, to the agency lending evolution

The next frontier of securities finance: Eliminating friction before it starts

Gabino Roche Jr, CEO and founder of Saphyre, discusses the fear of operational drag and how the firm has shifted from reactive post-trade cleanups to pre-trade readiness

SEC clearing mandate reshapes Treasury repo landscape

Bryan VanderPutten, head of securities finance and collateral management solutions at Helix Financial Systems, reviews the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate and how firms will need to prepare

The engine behind the ETF growth story

As the ETF market continues to expand into new asset classes and strategies, securities lending is expected to remain a pivotal driver, says Matt Chessum, director of 利卯郭肱 Finance, ETF, and Benchmarking Services at S&P Global Market Intelligence

How securities lending and repo data drive smarter collateral management

In today��s world of tight margins and tough regulations, smart collateral management is essential, not optional, says S&P Global Market Intelligence��s Matt Chessum, who explores the significance of having a clear view across the markets and understanding data

Sponsoring a clearer world

Nathaniel Wuerffel, head of market structure and Global Collateral platform product lead at BNY, reviews the upcoming US Treasury central clearing mandate and how the firm aims to navigate the changing regulatory landscape

Collateral management as a commercial differentiator

The journey towards post-trade alpha is just beginning �� but those who take it seriously today will set the benchmark for efficiency, resilience, and commercial differentiation tomorrow, says Comyno��s Frank Becker, chief operating officer