Securrency chief executive Nadine Chakar speaks to Bob Currie about how the company is applying a smart blockchain infrastructure to build an institutional-grade decentralised finance service
CEO and co-founder of GLMX Glenn?Havlicek evaluates the significance of cash and securities in today’s market, where market structure, regulation and technology make these entities increasingly interchangeable
It is time to update the infrastructure powering capital markets, argues Clear Street’s head of prime financing Robert Sackett. Firms that answer the call to modernise will see fewer bumps as the May 2024 deadline approaches for T+1 implementation in the US and Canada
Banu Apers, Clearstream’s head of Securities Lending and Borrowing, speaks to Bob Currie about their securities lending offering, asset class extension and steps taken to reinforce predictive analytics for lending activities
State Street’s new heads Taryn Siglain and Patricia Hostin share their plans for the advancement of agency lending and prime services businesses, while highlighting the importance of representation in the workforce. Carmella Haswell reports
Demand for automation, workflow and straight-through processing is on the rise in an expanding repo market. Industry participants discuss the pain points for new entrants and the complexities within this space as they drive for further standardisation. Carmella Haswell reports
From 30 June 2023, securities that reference LIBOR will not have a published index to use for interest rate calculations, pricing or valuation and will need to be updated. Ann Marie Bria, DTCC’s managing director for Asset Services Business Management, explains how the New York-based financial infrastructure specialist is helping the industry to manage this transition
In the second of two articles, Dr Ian Hunt notes that, at some point, a major jurisdiction will provide a venue where native digital assets can be issued within a single issuance model and transacted under a single operating model. At that point, securities finance will change profoundly for the better
Canada’s securities lending market is poised for continued growth in 2023, driven by improved demand, advances in technology and a favourable regulatory environment, according CIBC Mellon’s chief capital markets officer Rob Ferguson
The systems that are now considered to be legacy were once at the forefront of technology, but were not designed with future-proofing in mind, says Emily Hollyoake, head of client relationship management EMEA at EquiLend, who discusses the importance of an interconnected ecosystem
FinOptSys CEO Divyesh Bhakta and chief quant officer Alfredo Hernandez discuss the complexities of collateral optimisation, while highlighting the key components that will make for a successful collateral management framework
Jonathan Tsang, business development director, Europe at S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech, explores the industry’s transition to further harmonisation through the sharing of unique transaction identifiers, and the move to apply this concept to the derivatives market
