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Securities finance news and commentary

Industry

Tech prevails as most shorted sector for third month

21 March 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Apple, IBM, and Super Micro are among the top 10 most crowded large cap securities, according to Hazeltree’s February 2024 report

Industry

Clearstream GSF volume outstanding down YoY for February

21 March 2025 Luxembourg
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The business saw a decline in volume outstanding both year-on-year and year-to-date

Industry

DTCC joins ERC3643 Association

20 March 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The ERC3643 token standard is an open-source suite of smart contracts that enable the issuance, management, and transfer of permissioned tokens

Industry

HKEX confirms date for new collateral options

20 March 2025 Hong Kong
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Repo

CME Group to launch BrokerTec US Treasury CLOB in Chicago

20 March 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Industry

Edaa waives fee on ETF trading

20 March 2025 Qatar
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The decision comes in support of the recent action taken by the Qatar Stock Exchange

Regulation

EU unveils Savings and Investments Union strategy

20 March 2025 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The aim is to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and better financing options for companies while boosting economic growth and competitiveness

Industry

ProCapital selects BNP Paribas’ Securities Services

20 March 2025 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

This new mandate extends ProCapital‘s relationship with BNP Paribas — the Securities Services business has been providing the firm with local and global custody services in the US since 2021

Industry

AtlasClear names Tabacco as Vice President of Securities Lending

19 March 2025
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Based in New York, Todd Tabacco brings more than two decades of experience in fintech and securities lending to his new role at Wilson Davis & Co

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Features

Navigating growth amid emerging opportunities

As APAC’s securities finance landscape continues to evolve, market participants face a dynamic environment characterised by regulatory shifts, technological change, and emerging opportunities, says State Street’s Richard Gallagher

The rise of securities finance e-trading in Asia

Following several years of small steps, Asia has recently experienced explosive growth in the adoption of electronic trading for repo, writes James Davis, head of APAC at GLMX

South Korea’s short selling comeback

With the anticipated return of short selling to South Korea, Daniel Tison sits down with industry experts to discuss if the green light will result in traffic

ECB trials in review: Perspectives from the DACH region

In the first of two articles, Daniel Tison invites Clearstream, DekaBank, and the ValueExchange to share their key findings and future visions, following the completion of the ECB DLT trials and experiments

From Africa to Asia: An update on the market

After attending headline conferences held by the South African Securities Lending Association, and the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association, Carmella Haswell breaks down the key findings and lessons learnt from participant discussions

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

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. Carmella Haswell reports

Key takeaways from GFF Summit 2025

From geopolitical risks to mandatory clearing, Daniel Tison reports on some of the main themes at this year’s conference

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Podcasts

Acadia Ahead of the Curve

Word on the (Clear) Street

eSecLending Insights

Making Sense

Interviews

ISLA Americas

Fran Garritt

Fran Garritt, CEO of ISLA Americas, sits down with Justin Lawson to discuss the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate from an agent lender cash desk perspective, and addresses a critical need to raise awareness of the new rules for in-scope firms

Arcesium

Himanshu Bagr and Ashley Bell

Arcesium’s Himanshu Bagri, product lead, Treasury Suite, and Ashley Bell, vice president, Financial Operations, look at the importance of timely margin calculations when managing risk

Japan Securities Finance

Kenta Yamamoto and Kohei Takeda

With the end of the Bank of Japan’s monetary easing policy, the Japanese market is moving towards normalisation and garnering attention from global investors, says Japan Securities Finance’s Kohei Takeda and Kenta Yamamoto

Broadridge

Paul Chiappetta

Paul Chiappetta, managing director, Digital Innovation, Capital Markets, Broadridge, looks at how distributed ledger technology is bringing efficiency and cost-savings to repo transactions

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

SASLA members

Remaining attractive for institutional clients and offshore markets

South African Securities Lending Association members review the market and discuss the complexity of the region’s collateral management landscape, as well as the potential introduction of reporting requirements for securities financing transactions

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

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Magazine

News and people moves roundup

A new clearing framework

Fran Garritt, CEO of ISLA Americas, sits down with Justin Lawson to discuss the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate from an agent lender cash desk perspective, and addresses a critical need to raise awareness of the new rules for in-scope firms.

ECB trials in review

In the first of two articles, Daniel Tison invites Clearstream, DekaBank, and the ValueExchange to share their key findings and future visions, following the completion of the ECB DLT trials.

Margin replication and simulation

Arcesium’s Himanshu Bagri, product lead, Treasury Suite, and Ashley Bell, vice president, Financial Operations, look at the importance of timely margin calculations when managing risk.

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