Tag: securities lending

The rollout of the new platform is the latest innovation from the securities finance firm over the past year to enhance the collateral management infrastructure.

Having launched in the summer of last year, TreasurySpring has already issued more than $1 billion of its Fixed-Term Fund (FTF) to over 25 clients.

Tim Smollen had spent over a decade at Deutsche Bank and was inducted into the GC Hall of Fame as a legend in 2013.

Trade wars, Brexit and central bank actions weighed heavily on hedge funds' securities lending programmes. 

The council aims to introduce wide-ranging solutions for sustainable securities lending through the introduction of new principles.

Addressing data issues and the dual-reporting regime set out in SFTR were among the top priorities for ISLA.

The Japanese pension fund giant has halted securities lending from its foreign equity portfolio citing a lack of transparency over the process.

The project has been lauded by industry experts, and HQLAx founder Guido Stroemer was included in Global Custodian’s 30 to Shape the Future list.

SGX stated the new rates would make it more attractive for institutional investors to borrow, and could result in higher volumes.