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Securities lending CCP services: redesigning the model



Matt Wolfe, executive director, clearing systems at OCC, explains the evolution of the company’s CCP services for stock loan transactions and the benefits anticipated from DLT-based upgrades to its Market Loan Program
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The securities finance regulatory horizon



For firms using derivatives and securities finance transactions, a wave of new regulatory amendments is demanding that they review their regulatory reporting architecture and adapt to changing reporting obligations. S&P Global, Market Intelligence, Global Regulatory Reporting Solutions’s Igor Kaplun and Ron Finberg offer guidance on managing this regulatory pipeline
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Bridging the value chain



Comyno’s Markus Büttner and Frank Becker discuss the advantages of a single hybrid platform that covers the full securities finance value chain and has an established track record in the execution of blockchain-based trades
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Conducting the great transition



Regulators need to grasp the nettle and provide transparency for firms, as specificity becomes vital in improving data quality, according to MarketAxess' head of post-trade Chris Smith. He speaks to Carmella Haswell on the firm’s RRH migration, current trends and next steps
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UCITS funds turn their attention to securities lending



UCITS funds have historically shunned securities lending due to regulatory restrictions, but this is changing. Joanna Ksenzova, associate director of securities finance at RBC Investor & Treasury Services in Luxembourg, shares her insights on three industry developments which are transforming how UCITS funds approach securities lending
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Rethinking the economics of indemnification



Securities lending indemnification is mispriced, subsidised by the agent providers and not all it’s cracked up to be as a risk mitigant, according to Credit Benchmark’s co-founder Mark Faulkner. He talks to Bob Currie about how to reset the economics of the agency lending market
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The new era of data



Equating more data with more value is a notion that should be relegated to the past. S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Melissa Gow describes how the insight that solutions-based capabilities can offer is ushering in the new era of data
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The making of CreateiQ



Linklaters’ Hannah Patterson Smith and Deepak Sitlani speak to Bob Currie about the development of the law firm’s data-first contract automation platform and the benefits this can deliver to the securities finance community
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The regulatory push



Market participants discuss the potential for ESG regulatory governance for the securities lending product, following preliminary moves by the Financial Conduct Authority to improve trust and integrity in services sold as sustainable. Carmella Haswell reports