Global securities finance revenues fall 15% in January
Narrower EMEA and Americas equity spreads lead to lowest monthly total since April 2021.
Securities Finance
Securities Finance
Fireside Friday… with Transcend’s Bimal Kadikar
Bimal Kadikar spent some 20 years with Citi, becoming global head of prime finance, futures & OTC clearing technology, before setting up Transcend Street Solutions in 2013. He discusses with Global Custodian the challenge of optimising collateral use across the enterprise and integrating ESG criteria into collateral management.
EquiLend launches new ESG data analysis and validation service
New service aims to meet the industry need for higher-quality ESG evaluation options, particularly in securities finance.
Pirum integrates BNY Mellon US triparty collateral schedules into CollateralConnect
Collaboration leverages BNY Mellon’s automated delivery service and integrates the firm’s triparty schedule and collateral acceptability data into Pirum’s collateral management services.
Securities Finance
Fireside Friday with… GLMX’s Glenn Havlicek
Glenn Havlicek is founder and CEO of GLMX, a platform that streamlines the securities finance and repo process. Before that, he spent 22 years as the head of global liquidity management at JP Morgan. Global Custodian asked him for a bird’s eye view of developments in the repo and securities lending markets.
Securities lending markets were up 21% in 2021
Heightened activity generated $9.28 billion in revenue, says DataLend.
Securities Finance
The Smarter Securities Podcast Series: How SWIFT’s Strategy supports the global capital markets community
In the first episode of The Smarter Securities Podcast, Jon Watkins is joined by Dave Watson SWIFT’s Chief Strategy Officer, taking a look at the sessions in the securities...
Thinking outside the box: Behind the mission to bring sustainability principles to securities lending
Sustainable finance expert Dr Radek Stech, explains his approach to applying ESG principles to securities lending and engaging the world’s largest asset managers and owners.
Founder of Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending calls on ISLA to reissue key paper
PSSL chief executive calls on securities lending association to republish a key paper which has become unavailable since the winding down of the ISLA Council for Sustainable Finance (ICSF).
Global securities lending associations form collaborative working group
The new Global Alliance of Securities Lending Associations (GASLA) announces group mission statement and publishes best practice voting guide.