Regulatory fixes top priority list for securities lending association
Addressing data issues and the dual-reporting regime set out in SFTR were among the top priorities for ISLA.
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.
The peer-to-peer model appears to have turned a corner as global custodians rollout a number of initiatives to encourage end-users to transition.
JP Morgan has spent the last year implementing a new look to its global agency securities lending team.
The platform could serve as a significant boost to State Street’s position as an alternative to the bulge-bracket prime brokers in the securities lending market.
Collateral mobility system simulated transactions by several global banks including Commerzbank and ING, and confirms launch date.
Trades that get rejected for not having an issuer LEI could mean the amount of acceptable collateral could drop.
New lending exchange claims its delivering a ‘critical piece of financial markets infrastructure to the crypto economy’.