Securities Finance Times speaks with Phil Morgan, CEO, and Robert Frost, Global Head of Product at Pirum about CSDR, Trade Risk Manager, and their FutureTech Initiative
Like the passing of time, innovation never stops. The financial markets have long been one of the most creative of industries, some forced by regulation and some through sheer ingenuity and drive to be better. This panel delves into advancements, trends and developments in AI, Crypto currencies, DLT and more
A strong treasury department is a crucial component for your organisation and a prerequisite to remaining competitive within funding, financing, pricing and collateral management. The appropriate technology enables access to collateral for revenue generation, financing and risk mitigation and allows you to meet requirements for HQLA, SLR, NSFR, LCR, etc. The panel looks at how to use technology to better optimise collateral and what do you need to know for 2021 and beyond
The industry is not faced with a chicken and egg situation but more a constant need to evolve and develop. Is technology keeping up with the pace of regulation. This panel looks at the current regulatory landscape, recent regulations and how we are reshaping the world of post trade. We consider the successes and impacts of SFTR, CSDR, SRD II and more
We delve into the machinations of the modern repo market. The new and old technology, the current trends and the changes in regulation that can drive them. Where is the industry now and where does it want to be?
Demand for high quality collateral, driven by regulation such as UMR and other market forces, is inspiring firms to look inwards at how they can apply technology to better manage their own inventories, to mitigate against periods of scarcity in the wider market
Darren Crowther, General Manager at Broadridge Financial Solutions discusses becoming an approved securities financing transaction (SFT) submitter for the National Securities Clearing Corporation SFT clearing programme
Liquidity is a question of efficient use of assets as much as the raw total of inventory available. New and established venues to access equities and fixed income securities are constantly improving to meet that challenge, but looming issues such as CSDR, threaten to undermine their efforts. This panel explores the liquidity landscape as it stands
Effective collateral management is an increasingly important feature of a securities finance transaction’s lifecycle. The rise of automation and overall sophistication of the process for OTC and ETD trades means service providers have their work cut out for them
A deep-dive into the world of blockchain technology looking at the recent implementations with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the changing securities lending programme at OCC. How will this emerging technology drive forwards change in the securities finance industry in the years to come? industry concerns of unintended consequences. This panel examines the regulation that has inspired so much industry reaction and debate
By virtue of timing, CSDR has played second fiddle to SFTR for most of the year, but that’s all changed now. CSDR’s settlement discipline regime was originally meant to come into effect in September but is now unlikely to be seen before 2022, if at all, due to industry concerns of unintended consequences. This panel examines the regulation that has inspired so much industry reaction and debate
