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What 12 months of market volatility means for securities finance

It has been another unprecedented year, and markets are still adjusting to what the current macroeconomic climate means for trading and investment. There has been increased market volatility as a result, but this can also create opportunity, according to Curtis Dutton, global head of trading for securities lending at HSBC

Do you want to be the only client without the internet?

Richard Glen, solutions architect at HQLA^X, identifies three steps that firms should follow to guide their digital strategies, suggesting that more firms should be embracing a ‘can do’ approach to distributed ledger technology

What do Web3 and the metaverse have to do with collateral management?

Collateral management and securities finance are not going full web3 just yet, but the train is gathering momentum explains Ted Allen, business development director for FIS Securities Finance and Collateral

Navigating the evolving settlement landscape

David Taylor, product manager for ION Markets' Secured Funding solutions, urges industry participants to innovate and future proof their technology, noting that firms that invest early in effective solutions will be well placed to take advantage of T+1 settlement

Stepping stones to sustainable lending

Sunil Daswani, global head of securities lending at Standard Chartered, provides a step-by-step guide for beneficial owners to drive a successful securities lending programme

Tools to trade

GLMX’s CEO Glenn Havlicek and COO Sal Giglio speak to Carmella Haswell about their perception of integrated technology, adding value throughout the trading lifecycle, and what the industry can expect next from GLMX

What does new technology mean for securities lending?

Nancy Steiker, senior director, FIS Securities, Finance and Collateral, explores how technology innovation will reshape the settlement and lifecycle management methods used to support securities lending

A digital takeover

Wematch’s co-founder and head of EMEA David Raccat speaks to Carmella Haswell about the search for digitised processes, battling through a volatile market, and going global

Democratising securities lending

Sharegain’s deputy CEO and chief of staff Keren Halperin speaks to Bob Currie about democratising share ownership rights, how to scale a fintech and lessons that yoga and surfing can offer to solutions development

ESG’s impact on global equity lending market dynamics

Firms that perform poorly on material ESG characteristics have lower levels of institutional ownership, increased levels of shorting, and higher levels of institutional investor engagement, according to research by State Street Associates. Travis Whitmore, head of securities finance research, and Christian Nadeau, quantitative researcher at State Street Associates, discuss the findings

How can securities lending do well and do good?

Madeleine Senior, managing director, regional head of financing and securities services, Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank, discusses the importance of embedding ESG into investment decision-making and the role of agency securities lending in ESG programmes

ESMA postpones buy-in regime to 2025

After a much anticipated announcement by the European Securities and Markets Authority, industry participants reflect on a three-year delay to the implementation of the CSDR mandatory buy-in regime. Carmella Haswell reports

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