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The ability for Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds to be settled via the Euroclearable link will allow international investors post-trade access to the market
In her new role, Cécile Gambardella will act as head of sales, Markets for Japan, Asia North and Australia, and Asia South
Will Jeffries will relocate from Hong Kong to London in early 2025, bringing with him over a decade of experience covering the Asian triparty market
Rule 10c-1a will be complex, expensive and difficult to put into practice, say panellists
Lee Vincent brings extensive experience in prime brokerage and securities finance, particularly relating to trading, pricing and financial resource management
Colleen Kenney and Brooke Gillman have both volunteered to step down from their roles
Panellists at this year’s Securities Finance Technology Symposium in London discussed navigating the regulatory landscape, including Money Market Statistical Reporting, 10c-1 and the new SFTR validation rules
HSBC has announced plans for the release of a new digital assets custody service using Metaco’s institutional client platform, Harmonize.
Catch up on all the biggest talking points from the days six panels
Lothian Pension Fund is a long-term lender that has now decided on an ESG-focused strategy that priorities principles over profits. And it thinks more beneficial owners will follow suit
With the stunning skyline of Boston as its backdrop, the Securities Finance Symposium saw a range of industry experts discuss everything from upcoming regulation and the repo markets, to automation and AI in securities lending. Karl Loomes and Sophie Downes report
State Street’s Chris Rowland discusses how APAC firms must amend processes to keep up with the US and Canada’s move to a T+1 settlement cycle
On 13 October, the US securities markets regulator published its 10c-1a Final Rule designed to promote transparency in US securities lending markets by requiring parties to report the material terms of the trade by end of day on T+0. In the second part of this article, Bob Currie reviews these rules changes and what these imply for market participants
After issuing an initial document for public consultation in November 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has now published the SEC 10c-1a Final Rule designed to promote transparency in securities lending markets by requiring parties to report the material terms of the trade by end of day on T+0. Bob Currie reports
With fixed income in securities lending exploding recently, Mike Norwood, head of trading at EquiLend, looks at how regulation has been a key driver behind the volume trend
Erika Fleming discusses her new position at Women in Securities Finance with Carmella Haswell as she works to lead a new initiative which will transition the group’s Chicago chapter into a virtual one
Camille McKelvey, head of post-trade STP business development at MarketAxess, tells Justin Lawson about the company’s advances in US repo markets, recent acquisitions and industry-level initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion
Once the final wave of SFTR went live in January, many operations teams stood down, but for Kaizen Reporting, the work was only just beginning. Jonathan Lee explains how his firm is bringing novel solutions to help financial firms tackle trade and transaction reporting data quality and how Brexit creates double jeopardy for regulatory compliance
While the Nordics have faced some challenges over the years, industry experts expect new entrants to enter the Nordics securities lending marketplace, which could provide the region with opportunities
Luxembourg continues to record large net inflows into UCITS, and growth is expected to continue this year as more Luxembourg-domiciled funds commence lending programmes for the first time
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
The UK’s securities lending landscape seems to be holding steady, but with the country’s EU membership under scrutiny, is there danger ahead?