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FICC surpasses US$11tn in daily volume
16 April 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison
Achieving record volumes amid heightened market volatility underscores the resiliency of central clearing, says the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
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Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
Firing the starting pistol on T+1
The UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce held an industry event to kickstart the move to a shorter settlement cycle. Jack McRae reports
The kingdom of tradition and innovation
Following the recent introduction of short selling and securities lending facilities, Daniel Tison explores the rapidly growing capital market of Saudi Arabia
ECB trials in review: The French perspective
In the second instalment of this two-part series, Daniel Tison invites Banque de France and BNP Paribas to join the discussion on the recently completed ECB DLT trials and experiments
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
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
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
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EquiLend
Rich Grossi
Rich Grossi joined EquiLend as its new CEO in November 2024. He sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the last six months and how he will take the company forward
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
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
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News and people moves roundupInnovation, automation, and expansion
Rich Grossi joined EquiLend as its new CEO in November 2024. He sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the last six months and how he will take the company forward.Firing the starting pistol on T+1
The UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce held an industry event to kickstart the move to a shorter settlement cycle. Jack McRae reports.The kingdom of tradition and innovation
Following the recent introduction of short selling and securities lending facilities, Daniel Tison explores the rapidly growing capital market of Saudi Arabia.
