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Sustainable repo: finding the right balance

After the release of ICMA ERCC’s consultation summary report on the role of repo in green and sustainable finance, leaders in the industry discuss the effects of green collateral on an evolving sector and the possibilities of attaining a truly green repo market. Carmella Haswell reports

Securities lending and stewardship: promoting effective shareholder engagement

Active ownership implies a two-way dialogue between investors and corporate issuers — not simply micro-managing, but enabling effective shareholder communication and influence over corporate policy. Bob Currie reviews the implications for securities lenders

UMR deadline looms for buy-side firms

The final phase of uncleared margin rules covering smaller financial entities, from pension funds to insurance firms, will come into effect from September 2022. Sam Edwards, APAC head of collateral, State Street, and Kishore Ramakrishnan, European lead, Regulatory Change practice, Vox Financial Partners, discuss the implications

New players in the world of securities finance

Clear Street’s managing director of securities finance Robert Chiuch and South Street Securities’ head of equity finance Anthony Venditti, speak to Carmella Haswell about their experiences in leading their newly formed securities finance divisions and the role of agile, adaptive disruptors in this industry space

Eyes on the market

Kyle Kolasingh, associate director for securities finance at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, speaks to Bob Currie about the evolution of the bank’s securities finance programme and how it provides flexibility to meet clients’ lending and financing needs under a wide range of trading conditions

Collateral and risk integration: why now?

Sophie Marnhier-Foy, director, product strategy at Adenza, explains that regulatory changes are pushing market participants to meet a new level of sophistication regarding risk metrics and collateral exposure calculations

Tokenisation reshaping approaches to collateral optimisation

Tokenisation is going to shift collateral management from being reactive, as it typically is today, to being a lot more proactive, says a panel at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium. Carmella Haswell reports

Uncertainty around SDR implementation looms large

There remains a demand for greater clarity from the market amid continued uncertainty around the implementation of the CSDR settlement discipline regime, according to a panel at the Securities Finance Technology Symposium. Rebecca Delaney reports

The modern art of digitisation

ICMA has launched a four-month initiative to develop its Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) clause library and taxonomy, designed to improve efficiencies in negotiating and managing repo transaction documentation. Carmella Haswell discusses its potential and the drive to standardise and digitise the securities finance industry

A centralised view of collateral

The ability to interconnect trading platforms and to drive centralisation of trade input data, execution and post-trade management is a must, says Mike Norwood, director, global trading product owner, EquiLend

A game changer: the rise of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is gradually penetrating the securities lending industry, with firms attempting to replicate human intelligence in automating and applying predictive analytics to their lending processes. Carmella Haswell reports

Why the securities lending industry is on the cusp of an amazing opportunity

The introduction of the ‘ISLA Clause Library & Taxonomy’ marks an important step in the securities lending market’s digitisation journey, explains Andrew Dyson, chief executive, International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and Akber Datoo, CEO, D2 Legal Technology (D2LT)

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