PASLA/RMA: the verdict on the pipeline
03 March 2015 Shanghai
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The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association/Risk Management Association Conference on Asian Securities Lending kicked off with a panel discussion on some of the emerging securities borrowing and lending markets in the region, with South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan under the spotlight.
According to the audience of borrowers and lenders, 2015 looks set to be another year of growth in South Korea, with 38 percent predicting rates to be in line with 2014.
While the country’s unique market circumstances were identified as an obstacle by almost 60 percent of the audience, the panel praised South Korea's "well-understood and well-respected" regulatory framework.
Indonesia's primary concern in 2015 (according to 82 percent of the audience) will be the next steps in regulation, with issues on taxation and Indonesian Financial Services Authority approval yet to be resolved.
In Taiwan, operational complexity was singled out as the biggest impediment to adding new inventory by 58 percent of the audience, though this was offset by an optimistic outlook for 2015—the audience predicted an increase in both supply and demand.
According to the audience of borrowers and lenders, 2015 looks set to be another year of growth in South Korea, with 38 percent predicting rates to be in line with 2014.
While the country’s unique market circumstances were identified as an obstacle by almost 60 percent of the audience, the panel praised South Korea's "well-understood and well-respected" regulatory framework.
Indonesia's primary concern in 2015 (according to 82 percent of the audience) will be the next steps in regulation, with issues on taxation and Indonesian Financial Services Authority approval yet to be resolved.
In Taiwan, operational complexity was singled out as the biggest impediment to adding new inventory by 58 percent of the audience, though this was offset by an optimistic outlook for 2015—the audience predicted an increase in both supply and demand.
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