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GCEX selects Gillespie
19 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft
Gillespie brings 35 years experience to this newly created role, initially working as a FX trader before switching to sales and business development
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The only way is…down?
With AI hype lifting tech valuations to new heights, Karl Loomes explores whether short sellers are lining up to burst the bubble
US Treasury clearing: The race to be first
Following the SEC’s decision to extend the US Treasury clearing mandate deadline, Broadridge’s Ami Vora and Uday Singh uncover the key issues firms must address, and how those who move early can capture strategic advantages
And the winner is…
Back for its fourth year, the Securities Âé¶¹Ó°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Industry Excellence Awards showcased the industry’s leading firms and honoured participants’ dedication to the market
Can we chat?
Paul Chiappetta, managing director, Digital Innovation, Capital Markets, and Christian Rasmussen, senior advisor at Broadridge, take a look at how generative AI can facilitate better treasury management
Hidden Road’s entrance into the fixed income and repo markets
Michael Santoro, head of fixed income and global funding group, and Robert Zambarano, managing director, macro and rates strategist at Hidden Road, explore the core operational inefficiencies facing the repo market and the firm’s next steps to evolve this space
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Sunthay Holdings
Shiv Rao
Federal Reserve researchers have revealed that America's repo market is twice as large as previously thought. Justin Lawson speaks to Shiv Rao, founder of Sunthay Holdings, to examine whether this shadow banking colossus has become too big to monitor — and too dangerous to ignore
London Reporting House
Ben Corrigan
Ben Corrigan sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss his journey to build London Reporting House, the relationship between repo and quality data, and walking the fine line between AI use and abuse
Fidelity Investments
Justin Aldridge
Rising RFP activity and provider consolidation are forcing institutional investors to reassess their securities lending partnerships. Justin Aldridge, head of agency lending at Fidelity Investments, discusses the key factors driving selection decisions and why backward-looking performance analysis trumps forward estimates
PASLA
Stephen Howard
Stephen Howard, PASLA CEO, discusses the association's strategic expansion into Australia and New Zealand, the benefits for local pension funds, and why this could reshape its role across the Asia Pacific region
J.P. Morgan and HSBC
Graham Gooden and Jamie Anderson
J.P. Morgan’s Graham Gooden and HSBC’s Jamie Anderson speak to SFT about the recent success of the first digital bond repo transaction, and how digital assets are increasingly becoming a part of the securities services landscape
DNB Carnegie
J. Kenneth Hage
Leading securities finance at DNB Carnegie, J. Kenneth Hage catches up with Carmella Haswell following the recent acquisition of Carnegie Holding and discusses how the firm is positioning itself within the Nordic market
Consultant
Andrew Douglas
Andrew Douglas speaks to Jack McRae about his career, T+1, and finding out what his 37 years in financial services has been leading to
MUFG
Ruth Ferris
Ruth Ferris, head of financing Asia at MUFG, speaks with Justin Lawson about the evolving landscape of the repo market, discussing recent trends, challenges, and prospects for the year ahead
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News and people moves roundupReshifting focus and adapting to a changing landscape
ISDA’s Amy Caruso, head of collateral initiatives, sits down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the evolving collateral landscape, the move away from cash, and the increasing use of digital assets.Redefining post-trade for the T+1 era
Banqora co-founder and CEO Ernst Dolce speaks with Karl Loomes about overcoming operational inertia, the case for agentic platforms, and why preparation for T+1 demands both pre and post-trade change.New drivers of securities lending profitability
Stuart Jarvis, head of strategic partnerships at Sharegain, sits down with Carmella Haswell to review the retail market as a viable client base for securities lending.