While not providing a silver bullet, the application of technology to specific pain points offers potential for major efficiency gains in securities finance. Carmella Haswell reports
Published each January, the ICMA European Repo and Collateral Committee year-end report examines how end-of-year conditions have impacted leading repo markets. Bob Currie analyses its latest release
Bob Currie speaks to Eurex Repo’s Frank Gast, Carsten Hiller and Jonathan Lombardo about the rediscovery of GC Pooling as a liquidity management solution, steps to attract buy-side customers to cleared repo and the organisation’s strategic focus for 2023 and beyond
Bob Currie examines how the industry has reacted to SEC proposals, announced for consultation in September 2022, that could mandate central clearing for a wide array of US treasury-based transactions, potentially including repo, securities lending and UST cash securities trades
Despite a particularly volatile environment, securities lending continued to thrive in 2022. Kyle Kolasingh, director of securities finance at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, shares his perspective on the past year and what lies ahead for 2023
The Central Bank of Ireland and Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier have written to GBP-denominated liability-driven investment funds outlining actions to protect fund resilience in the event of market shocks. Bob Currie reports
The Know-Your-Client process is the backbone of a successful compliance and risk management programme, but market participants are voicing concern over the labour-intensive process. Transparency, centralisation and automation are key to tackling the complexity of KYC, writes Carmella Haswell
UMR adoption has generated an exponential growth in regulatory IM, driving more focus on collateral management and optimisation. Vinayak Dange, head of product management, clearing and reconciliation at Adenza, says firms stand to gain from FX clearing
Richard Comotto, senior consultant to the International Capital Market Association, speaks to Bob Currie about the release of the China chapter of ICMA’s guide to Asian repo markets and his thoughts on how this financing marketplace might develop
The SEC proposes to mandate central clearing in the US treasury and repo markets for all eligible secondary market transactions to improve risk management practices for CCPs. Carmella Haswell discusses its potential and impact on the markets
Trading Apps’ chief administrative officer Den Leonard examines the relative benefits of on-premise versus hosted technology solutions for banks looking to implement technology upgrades
