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Part Three: Middle East Securities Finance Panel Discussion

In Part Three, the expert panel examines Saudi Arabia's securities finance market transformation and its trajectory toward Vision 2030. The discussion focuses on how recent market reforms and infrastructure developments are catalyzing growth in securities lending and repo activities.

Part Two: Middle East Securities Finance Panel Discussion

In Part Two of the Securities Finance in the Middle East panel, distinguished experts including Andrew Geggus (BNP Paribas), Elie Geagea (HSBC), Darren Crowther (Broadridge), and Dimitri Arlando (EquiLend), among others, delve deeper into critical market developments.

Part One: Middle East Securities Finance Panel Discussion

Part One of the Middle East Securities Finance Panel brought together experts to discuss emerging trends and opportunities in securities lending and repo markets in the Middle East, highlighting the region’s strong growth potential.

David Lewis, FIS

Justin Lawson, Securities Finance Times publisher speaks with David Lewis, FIS about project ATOM

Oberon Knapp, OCC

OCC’s Oberon Knapp, head of securities finance, sits down with Justin Lawson to provide the key drivers of the Chicago-based clearing house, the inner workings of its market infrastructure, and details on industry testing for its Ovation platform

DLT

OCC set its sights on becoming the first central counterparty (CCP) to fully utilise distributed ledger technology (DLT) for its securities lending clearing system. DLT has been fundamental to HQLA^x’s platform for securities lending and collateral transformation, while Broadridge in 2021 announced the go-live of its distributed ledger repo platform. What potential does blockchain technology hold for future advances in securities lending and finance? Who will be the drivers of this innovation?