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Industry
ISLA: The new frontier
20 June 2025 Spain
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
Bringing the second day of the 32nd Annual Securities Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ´«Ã½ & Collateral Management Conference to a close, panellists reviewed the evolution of securities lending within new frontiers
Industry
ISLA: What does the future hold?
20 June 2025 Spain
Reporter: Karl Loomes
The discussion opened with long-term projections, as panellists highlighted accelerated settlement, product-agnostic trading models, and the widespread use of AI as just some areas to consider
Regulation
ISLA: A new regulatory dawn
20 June 2025 Spain
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
The ‘Leaders’ Perspectives & Predictions’ session, moderated by Andrew Dyson, ISLA CEO, provided a deep dive into the retail sector and the key regulatory changes impacting firms globally
Industry
ISLA: Geopolitics and the securities finance markets
20 June 2025 Madrid
Reporter: Karl Loomes
Perhaps unsurprisingly, President Trump’s tariff regime and the trade war took centre stage during Marion Laboure's insights, though she did note that even during ‘Trump 1.0’ his love of tariffs was well known
People moves
BBVA welcomes O’Sullivan
20 June 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
Tom O’Sullivan will work within the newly created global balance sheet solutions team, where the firm is working to expand its presence in the US
Industry
CollateralONE integrates with LiquidityDirect
19 June 2025 US
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli
This is said to help transform assets to high-quality balance collateral, and will allow clients to automate the use of money market funds (MMF) in triparty transactions
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A holistic approach to collateral optimisation
The need for effective collateral management has never been more critical, especially with the learned lessons and feedback loop related to the last decade of regulations, says Wassel Dammak, head of collateral solutions strategy at VERMEG
Lessons from a year of TA.Link adoption
Reflecting on a year of client engagement with TA.Link, Trading Apps’ leadership team — Matthew Harrison, Stefan Bates, Matt Phillips, Stefan Ebrahim, and Ross Levin — share key insights and lessons learned from the platform’s implementation
Regulatory rundown
Jonathan Tsang, head of business development EMEA at S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech, provides an overview on the current status of the upcoming SEC 10c-1a regulation
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Euroclear and Transcend
Marije Verhelst and Todd Hodgin
Marije Verhelst, head of product strategy and development, collateral management and securities lending, Euroclear, and Todd Hodgin, global head of product at Transcend, discuss why collateral optimisation is no longer a luxury, but a necessity
CME Group
John Edwards and Sara Carter
John Edwards and Sara Carter from CME Group sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the strategic moves the firm is making to expand BrokerTec’s offering, including its new Chicago CLOB, global integration of the CLOB and BrokerTec Quote RFQ platforms, and growing the firm’s footprint in Asia
GLMX
Dan Long and Bob Zekraus
GLMX’s Dan Long and Bob Zekraus sat down to discuss the current state of securities borrowing and lending, as well as the technology powering the market
SecFin Solutions
Glenn Handley
SecFin Solutions founder Glenn Handley speaks to Justin Lawson about the sweeping changes coming to Europe's securities finance landscape as T+1 settlement looms on the horizon
MarketAxess
Sunil Daswani
Justin Lawson speaks with Sunil Daswani, repo business lead at MarketAxess, about how the firm’s post-trade matching technology is transforming securities financing operations and addressing key industry challenges
International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi
As debt capital markets continue to evolve, the association’s role in setting standards and advocating for market participants has never been more critical, according to ICMA’s Sanaa Clausse BenAbdelhadi, senior director, head of business development, membership and events sponsorship
SNB Capital
Jalal Faruki
Jalal Faruki, head of custody and securities services at SNB Capital, provides a deep dive into Saudi Arabia’s securities lending market. Daniel Tison reports
Riyad Capital
Abdullah Alshwer
Abdullah Alshwer, PhD, CFA, CEO of Riyad Capital, sits down with Carmella Haswell to review the firm’s position in the Saudi market through its Securities Services business, and how a regulatory overhaul is influencing the Kingdom’s appeal to foreign investors
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News and people moves roundupConnecting markets: BrokerTec’s next chapter
John Edwards and Sara Carter from CME Group sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the strategic moves the firm is making to expand BrokerTec’s offering, including its new Chicago CLOB, global integration of the CLOB and BrokerTec Quote RFQ platforms, and growing the firm’s footprint in Asia.An evolution of Margin Services
Following his recent relocation to London, O’Delle Burkeof J.P. Morgan, speaks about the firm’s approach to margin services, establishing bidirectional connectivity, and refining the buy side perspective.European Securities Lending Panel
Industry experts look at the trends, opportunities, regulations, and potential impact of the T+1 cycle on securities lending facing the Continent.