Home   News   Features   Interviews   Magazine Archive   Symposium   Industry Awards  
Subscribe
Securites Lending Times logo
Leading the Way

Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
≔ Menu
Securites Lending Times logo
Leading the Way

Global Securities Finance News and Commentary
News by section
Subscribe
⨂ Close
  1. Home
  2. Industry news
  3. Atlantic Partners Asia launches securities finance programme
Industry news

Atlantic Partners Asia launches securities finance programme


30 September 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Generic business image for news article
Image: DmitrySunagatov/Adobe.com
Atlantic Partners Asia (APA), a Hong Kong regulated asset manager for private equity funds, has hired Julian Smith, founder and principal consultant of consultancy firm JVLD, to build its new securities finance operation as head of equity capital markets within its corporate finance division.

The corporate finance division of the firm manages assets on behalf of institutional and sophisticated investors and advises governments and corporates on their infrastructure development and financing needs.

The firm is also active in cross-border foreign exchange in the region, using fintech platforms to increase the efficiency of business-to-business transactions between emerging markets and regional financial hubs.

Smith, who is based in Sydney, says he is focusing his initial efforts on the Australian securities finance market with plans already in place to expand into Hong Kong and then the rest of Asia once COVID-19-related travel restrictions are eased.

As part of the mission, APA has established Atlantic Partners Asia Capital which is the legal entity in charge of its securities finance business.

Smith tells SLT that the programme is already up and running and APA is trading for itself in simple delta-1 transactions.

APA has also approached Gleneagle Securities, an Australian broker, to reach other global markets, particularly those where APA has existing contacts and exposure, such as South East Asia and Hong Kong in particular.
NO FEE, NO RISK
100% ON RETURNS If you invest in only one securities finance news source this year, make sure it is your free subscription to Securities Finance Times
Advertisement
Subscribe today
Knowledge base

Explore our extensive directory to find all the essential contacts you need

Visit our directory →

Discover definitions, explanations and related news articles in our glossary

Visit our glossary →