Cassandra Jones, managing director and EMEA head of securities finance client management at State Street Global Markets, assesses the peer-to-peer construct and its potential to empower the buy side
In confronting market headwinds, financial institutions are finding themselves under pressure to manage their collateral as efficiently as possible, prompting more firms to engage with providers of third-party collateral management solutions, explains Nerin Demir, head of repo and collateral management at SIX
Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï finance veterans from Kaizen Reporting and London Reporting House reflect upon the past 30 years, where regulatory requirements have paved the way for incredible growth in the securities lending and repo markets
Securrency chief executive Nadine Chakar speaks to Bob Currie about how the company is applying a smart blockchain infrastructure to build an institutional-grade decentralised finance service
CEO and co-founder of GLMX Glenn?Havlicek evaluates the significance of cash and securities in today’s market, where market structure, regulation and technology make these entities increasingly interchangeable
It is time to update the infrastructure powering capital markets, argues Clear Street’s head of prime financing Robert Sackett. Firms that answer the call to modernise will see fewer bumps as the May 2024 deadline approaches for T+1 implementation in the US and Canada
Banu Apers, Clearstream’s head of Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï Lending and Borrowing, speaks to Bob Currie about their securities lending offering, asset class extension and steps taken to reinforce predictive analytics for lending activities
State Street’s new heads Taryn Siglain and Patricia Hostin share their plans for the advancement of agency lending and prime services businesses, while highlighting the importance of representation in the workforce. Carmella Haswell reports
Demand for automation, workflow and straight-through processing is on the rise in an expanding repo market. Industry participants discuss the pain points for new entrants and the complexities within this space as they drive for further standardisation. Carmella Haswell reports
From 30 June 2023, securities that reference LIBOR will not have a published index to use for interest rate calculations, pricing or valuation and will need to be updated. Ann Marie Bria, DTCC’s managing director for Asset Services Business Management, explains how the New York-based financial infrastructure specialist is helping the industry to manage this transition
In the second of two articles, Dr Ian Hunt notes that, at some point, a major jurisdiction will provide a venue where native digital assets can be issued within a single issuance model and transacted under a single operating model. At that point, securities finance will change profoundly for the better
Canada’s securities lending market is poised for continued growth in 2023, driven by improved demand, advances in technology and a favourable regulatory environment, according CIBC Mellon’s chief capital markets officer Rob Ferguson