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EquiLend’s NGT executed trades up 6% MoM
19 February 2025 Global
Reporter: Daniel Tison
Mike Norwood, head of trading solutions at EquiLend, shares his monthly review for the securities finance market, highlighting trends seen throughout January
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Tomiyasu welcomed to LSEG
18 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli
In this newly created position, Hiroki Tomiyasu will be expected to lead post-trade, risk management, and capital solutions within Japan’s and APAC’s dynamic markets
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Asia panel
Industry experts take a look at the Asian markets, the ramifications of a lifting in the South Korean short selling ban, and the possible impacts developing technologies like AI and DLT will have in the securities finance space
The rundown on Asia
Market participants highlight the key securities lending markets capturing the industry’s attention and what each has to offer for Asia, as well as how retail investors and digital transformation is impacting the region. Carmella Haswell reports
Dash for the deadline
Following the SEC’s approval of FINRA Rule 6500 Series SLATE, Carmella Haswell speaks with industry participants on preparing for the upcoming regulation, and facing uncertainty in the wake of a Fifth Circuit Court case
Repo panel
Industry participants assess the landscape of the repo market globally, discussing the impacts of the US Treasury Clearing mandate, the application of modern technology, and positioning for growth
Funding and financing in an age of geopolitical uncertainty
Clearstream’s Marton Szigeti and Eurex Repo’s Frank Gast explain how Deutsche Börse Group’s cleared and uncleared repo services are helping cash lenders and borrowers to meet their liquidity needs across a wide range of market conditions
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Japan Securities Finance
Kei Hashimoto
Following the introduction of margin transactions, Kei Hashimoto of the margin loan department at Japan Securities Finance provides an update and user guide of the Japanese stock trading method
BNY
Brian Ruane
Brian Ruane, senior executive vice president, head of Global Clearing, Credit Services and Corporate Trust of BNY, sits down with Justin Lawson to discuss BNY’s Global Clearing business
PASLA
Stephen Howard
Stephen Howard, CEO of PASLA, sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss how the association is shaping its membership for the future, looking back at three decades of serving APAC markets, and the upcoming conference
J.P. Morgan
Ed Bond
Discussing the evolution of the buy side, Ed Bond, global head of Trading Services at J.P. Morgan, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the move to insource, convergence with the sell side, and increasing optimisation of collateral
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Scott Brown and Johan Rasmusson
Ahead of this year’s Deutsche Börse GFF Summit, Securities Finance Times sits down with Scott Brown and Johan Rasmusson, both EMEA Sales Directors, S&P Global Market Intelligence Corporate Actions & Securities Processing, to discuss trends, challenges, and most importantly, solutions in the corporate actions space
Euroclear
Accelerating change along the Collateral Highway
In a transformative year for the world’s leading financial market infrastructure groups, Securities Finance Times sits down with Marije Verhelst, head of product strategy and product development, Collateral Management and Securities Lending at Euroclear, to discuss how the company is addressing the market trends
SmartStream
Scott Kaffl
Scott Kaffl, consultant at SmartStream, highlights the challenges the company’s clients have faced with EMIR Refit, and considers how the industry is progressing in the wake of the regulatory go-live
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News and people moves roundupTransforming the repo market
Paul Chiappetta, managing director, Digital Innovation, Capital Markets, Broadridge, looks at how distributed ledger technology is bringing efficiency and cost-savings to repo transactions.IMN: Opportunity, challenge, priority
In its 30th year, attendees of IMN’s Beneficial Owners’ conference explored the unravelling political scene, key emerging markets, and regulatory initiatives impacting the industry globally.Retail securities lending: New players in the game
With insights from retail brokers, fintech firms, and an industry association, Daniel Tison explores the potential of retail to supercharge the securities lending space.
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