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
Euroclear’s Marije Verhelst and Rebecca Carey reflect on how market turbulence is impacting settlement efficiency and collateral availability and explain how the firm is helping clients to manage this volatile market
State Street’s Travis Keltner and Kevin MacNeill argue that uncertain global financial market conditions, the rise of P2P business models and technological developments in the industry mean that repo markets could be poised for their biggest leap forward
Digital technologies will be a critical enabler in meeting a growing demand for the Total Return Swaps market to be standardised and industrialised. Wematch’s co-founder and head of EMEA David Raccat explores the future TRS ecosystem and the opportunities it presents
