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The exponential growth of collateral optimisation

Building a high-quality, real-time data layer is considered one of the ‘heavy lifts’ of any collateral optimisation programme, says Victor O’Laughlen, digital business leader for Clearance and Collateral Management at BNY Mellon, who explores data as a key driver of optimisation

Beyond boundaries: adapting fintech strategies in finance

Nick Delikaris, head of Automation, Analytics and Platform Services at State Street, discusses the mechanics of leveraging strategic tools commonly found in fintech companies into core financing products

Agency financing solutions: new ways of looking at funding and collateral

Eileen Herlihy, global head of sales for trading services at J.P. Morgan, explains how their agency financing solutions team is helping clients to address a wide range of challenges, including alternative channels to access and deploy liquidity, self borrowing and support for client-directed transactions

UPIs: powering the drive to improve data quality

Paul Rennison of deltaconX asks how significant the introduction of the unique product identifier will be for those subject to regulatory reporting

Taxing the trade: implications for securities finance

In the second of two articles, Bob Currie reviews how tax reforms are impacting securities financing markets and how tax authorities are reassessing transaction-based taxes as part of their revenue-generating powers

Protecting the retail investor

The European Securities and Markets Authority highlights the risks facing retail investors that enter into securities financing transactions, a trading constituency that is creating a “significant source” of revenue to firms providing investment services. Carmella Haswell explores these risks with insight from market participants

Fiscal authorities target tax abusive transactions

In a two-part article, tax experts speak to Bob Currie about how tax reforms are impacting securities financing markets and how tax authorities are acting to eliminate the risk of tax abusive schemes

Intraday repo: how DLT will transform the short-term funding markets

Broadridge’s Paul Chiappetta, vice president of product management, and Bonita Blaney, senior director product management, review the advantages offered by intraday repo and how new technologies are changing the dynamic to allow a new go-to source of short-term funding

Reaping the rewards of electronification

Electronification is revolutionising the repo market, bringing greater transparency and delivering time and cost efficiencies. These advances mark the beginning of a new era for repo in which automation, trading tools and connections to other markets will unlock more value for clients, says James Kelly, head of European repo at Tradeweb

The case for peer-to-peer repo solutions in EMEA

Cassandra Jones, managing director and EMEA head of securities finance client management at State Street Global Markets, assesses the peer-to-peer construct and its potential to empower the buy side

Market dynamics force firms to seek out new sources of collateral

In confronting market headwinds, financial institutions are finding themselves under pressure to manage their collateral as efficiently as possible, prompting more firms to engage with providers of third-party collateral management solutions, explains Nerin Demir, head of repo and collateral management at SIX

Getting connected: regulatory change through 30 years of the ISLA conference

Securities finance veterans from Kaizen Reporting and London Reporting House reflect upon the past 30 years, where regulatory requirements have paved the way for incredible growth in the securities lending and repo markets

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