Matthew Chessum, director of securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares his predictions for how securities financing activity will unfold during the second half of 2023
As we move into the second half of 2023, Matthew Chessum, director of securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, reviews three big themes from H1 2023 and how these have impacted the securities finance landscape
During 2022, US$1.8 billion in revenues were generated from government bond lending, making it one of the best years to date for the asset class. Matthew Chessum, director of securities finance at S&P Global Market Intelligence, explains the factors driving this vibrant demand for sovereign debt
Securities finance revenues flourished during Q1 2023, rising almost 25 per cent YoY to US$3.42 billion. S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Matthew Chessum explains why the first quarter was one of the best for many years
As 2023 advances and the interest rate versus inflation debate edges towards a natural conclusion, the market can be confident that cash collateral will continue to play a key role in generating risk-adjusted returns for lenders, says S&P Global Market Intelligence’s director of securities finance, Matthew Chessum
The APAC region remains highly significant in terms of the pace of growth of its securities finance market and its contribution to global revenues, says S&P Global Market Intelligence’s director of securities finance, Matthew Chessum
Difficult macroeconomic conditions for electric vehicle and software services sectors are unlikely to suddenly improve and these will continue to propel securities finance revenues, observes S&P Global Market Intelligence’s director of securities finance, Matthew Chessum
Continued pressure on margins during 2023 will bring additional scrutiny to the cost of executing business, predicts FIS’ David Lewis. For the industry, the question will be when, and how hard, to pull the levers that are in reach to improve efficiency and to reduce cost
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s director of securities finance, Matthew Chessum, and director for beneficial owner services, Rob Nunn, review securities lending market revenues during 2022 and provide pointers for expected market performance into 2023
Questions have been raised over the due diligence undertaken on cryptoexchange FTX, where nothing untoward about its financial controls was reported until it went bankrupt. FIS’ David Lewis examines the implications for conducting risk reviews in a world of traditional and digital assets
FIS’ David Lewis explores how new generations of employees and clients are driving change in securities finance and how performance in the 2020s will be measured by more than basis point returns
If markets continue to trend higher and the recent volatility continues, these could be perfect conditions for securities finance revenues to deliver impressive returns during H2, observes Matthew Chessum, director, securities finance, S&P Global Market Intelligence