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Securities lending and the question of pricing

Martin Walker, Broadridge’s head of product, securities finance and collateral management, looks at securities lending price models in the context of SEC proposed rule 10c-1, reflecting on how this will impact market operations and data vendors’ business models

Applying technology to legal data

Akber Datoo, CEO of D2 Legal Technology, talks to SFT about the complexity of managing legal data and outlines solutions that can help clients to manage counterparty-type and netting determinations

Leverage ratio and the new normal

With the CRR2 Leverage Ratio requirements now live, Frank Odendall, head of securities financing product and business development at Eurex, weighs up whether the European repo market will trend towards a new orthodoxy

10c-1 reporting: SEC reopens consultation

In the second of two articles, Bob Currie evaluates the SEC’s 10c-1 proposal to promote transparency in US securities lending

A difference of objectives: SFTR versus 10c-1

Martin Walker, head of product, securities finance and collateral management at Broadridge, comments on contrasting US and EU approaches to securities finance transaction reporting

Out of the dark, into the fog?

In the first of two articles, Bob Currie examines the SEC’s push for securities lending transaction reporting through Rule 10c-1 and the industry’s reaction through the consultation process

Simplifying oversight management for securities lending

Having the right oversight can optimise lending performance, improve operational efficiency and enable a lender to manage their risk more effectively, says IHS Markit’s Rob Nunn

Regulatory best practices for CSDR

The implementation of Central Securities Depositories Regulation has invoked regulators to publish guidance on best practices to tackle the legislation for the bond and repo markets. Carmella Haswell summarises all you need to know

UMR backtesting: here to stay

A Cassini Systems panel discusses all things backtesting as the Regulatory Technical Standards on Standard Initial Margin Model Validation come into effect in September 2022. Carmella Haswell reports

Asia Pacific securities lending: Positioning for a strong 2022

Asia-based securities lending specialists reflect on the performance of APAC markets during 2021, the lifting of short-selling bans in Malaysia and South Korea, and prime opportunities for growth of lending activity in 2022 and beyond

Tackling settlement failure in securities finance

EquiLend’s head of post-trade Iain Mackay speaks to Bob Currie about the release of Settlement Monitor and how the company is helping clients to adapt to the settlement discipline regime under CSDR

A time of reflection

SFT asked 12 firms about their priorities and expectations for 2022. With the advancement of technology and the adoption of new regulation at the forefront of many minds, participants are set to release new products and services as they enter the new year with a positive mindset and high hopes for the industry. Carmella Haswell reports

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