Country profiles

Spain

After almost a decade in the securities lending market, big things are happening in Spain. Walter Kraushaar of Comyno explains more

Over the last year, India’s securities lending model has continued to grow. With plans to introduce tri-party repo and showing signs of achieving derivatives success, what else can it brag about on its securities lending CV?

We can go our own way

In the 1990’s, Mexico’s securities lending market was in its infancy, now it’s one of the largest in Latin America. Amidst the election of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and Trump’s renegotiation of NAFTA, what does the future entail?

France

With SFTR just around the corner and President Macron’s suspected revision of the FTT, what does the future look like for France’s securities lending?

Australia

Moving into a new phase of growth, it is very clear that the Australian repo market is very much on the march

Malaysia

Now is an exciting time for the Malaysia securities lending market. With a loosening of the reins on it’s securities lending market, and an allowance of corporate bond short selling, what does the future entail for the country?

Nordics

Nordic securities lending saw a mixed bag of trends last year. Equity lending and regulations, such as the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation, proved challenging, and questions remain on what Brexit will mean for the Nordics

Kenya

The launch of Kenya’s short selling infrastructure in January could be part of the capital markets master plan to deepen the Kenyan markets through increased liquidity, if industry commentators are to be believed

Argentina

After a decade-long isolation under the interventionist Fernandez’s administration, Argentina’s securities lending activity almost here at last

Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a household name in securities lending due to hosting a substantial portion of asset-rich UCITS funds. Jenna Lomax assesses how Luxembourg’s recent market developments could be a major windfall