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Repo
RBI revives daily repos
17 January 2025 India
Reporter: Karl Loomes
The Bank said it has resumed variable rate repos auctions due to evolving liquidity conditions
People moves
PASLA selects Lai as contractor
17 January 2025 Hong Kong
Reporter: Daniel Tison
Based in Hong Kong, David Lai will be directly supporting PASLA working groups that are central to the association’s membership
People moves
ASIC selects Gregson as CEO
16 January 2025 Australia
Reporter: Daniel Tison
Scott Gregson joins from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, where he has spent nearly three decades
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Garnering incremental income
SWIB’s Mike Stamm and Tim Wirkus sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the functioning of its securities lending programme, its work to further collateral optimisation, and how regulatory shifts are influencing the role of pension funds
Building partnerships: Increasing trust and optimal outcomes
eSecLending’s Brooke Gillman, Peter Bassler, and Jim Moroney pull back the curtain on the firm’s journey over the past 25 years, how prospects become clients, and partnering with borrowers to bring solutions to market. Carmella Haswell reports
The Middle East Securities Finance panel: Part three
In the third instalment of a three-part series, industry experts discuss the Middle East’s key SBL models, the coexistence between conventional and Islamic finance, as well as the importance of responsible growth
Preparing for DORA: The countdown begins
Industry representatives explore the impact of DORA as firms race to get ready with less than 100 days to go until its implementation. Carmella Haswell reports
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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
BNY Global Clearing
Victor O’Laughlen
Victor O’Laughlen, executive platform owner at BNY Global Clearing, discusses in-house versus outsourcing, and how 2025 will bring about the next step in the industry’s evolution
SIX
Jose Manuel Ortiz Repiso Jimenez
With the interest rate landscape as a backdrop, and following on from its acquisition of BME Group, Jose Manuel Ortiz Repiso Jimenez, head of Clearing and Repo operations, SIX, talks to Justin Lawson about central clearing
Fidelity Agency Lending
Jill Rathgeber
Jill Rathgeber joined Fidelity Agency Lending in April as vice president of product and strategy, bringing over 30 years of industry experience to the new position. She explores her move to the firm, key focuses that will shape the business line's strategy, and her work with Women in Securities Finance
Tiger Brokers
Keith Lee
Tiger Brokers’ Keith Lee, CFA, managing director, APAC head of securities finance and borrow, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the company’s SBL expansion in Asia, as well as the evolution of SBL in the retail investor space
Clear Street
Rob Sackett
Rob Sackett, head of prime financing at Clear Street, looks at the year ahead for the securities lending market, technological developments and how Clear Street is here to help the market
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Karen King
Karen King, head of solution sales for APMEA at S&P Global Market Intelligence, provides a global overview of the securities lending market, delving into recent regional activity and industry evolution. Carmella Haswell reports
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News and people moves roundupGarnering incremental income
SWIB’s Mike Stamm and Tim Wirkus sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the functioning of its securities lending programme, its work to further collateral optimisation, and how regulatory shifts are influencing the role of pension funds.Upgrade to CSDR penalty mechanism under scrutiny
Daniel Tison explores how the proposed changes to the Central Securities Depositories Regulation could improve the EU’s settlement efficiency.2025 through a crystal ball
As the securities finance industry enters a new year, Daniel Tison gathers predictions from market participants on the trends and challenges ahead.
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