ISLA promotes Mahmood
02 March 2026 UK
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The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has promoted Farrah Mahmood to head of Advocacy, Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy.
Based in London, Mahmood will report to ISLA CEO Ina Budh-Raja.
The decision follows ISLA鈥檚 move to implement a revised organisational structure which establishes four key execution pillars.
These include Events, Content & Communication led by Sejal Amin; Legal Services led by Tina Baker; and Market Structure, Digital & RegTech led by Adrian Dale.
The Advocacy, Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy is part of the management team structure to have a direct focus on proactive engagement with policy makers and regulators.
Commenting on the appointment, Mahmood says: 鈥淢y aim for the Advocacy, Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy pillar is to ensure that ISLA acts as a powerful, unified global voice for our members.
鈥淎s we navigate a period of significant geopolitical and regulatory realignment, our priority is to get ahead of the curve 鈥� not just to challenge the inadvertent negative consequences of fragmented regional rules, but to proactively drive positive, harmonised outcomes that provide the robust legal and regulatory certainty our members require.鈥�
Mahmood enters the role from her previous position as director of regulatory and government affairs, where she worked closely with ISLA's workstream coordinators to monitor and assess EMEA financial regulations that impact the securities lending market.
Prior to joining the association in 2019, Mahmood was positioned at JPMorgan Chase as a traders assistance manager for securities lending.
During her time here, which began in 2015, Mahmood also occupied client service and analyst roles within asset servicing, broker dealer operations, and swap middle office.
Based in London, Mahmood will report to ISLA CEO Ina Budh-Raja.
The decision follows ISLA鈥檚 move to implement a revised organisational structure which establishes four key execution pillars.
These include Events, Content & Communication led by Sejal Amin; Legal Services led by Tina Baker; and Market Structure, Digital & RegTech led by Adrian Dale.
The Advocacy, Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy is part of the management team structure to have a direct focus on proactive engagement with policy makers and regulators.
Commenting on the appointment, Mahmood says: 鈥淢y aim for the Advocacy, Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy pillar is to ensure that ISLA acts as a powerful, unified global voice for our members.
鈥淎s we navigate a period of significant geopolitical and regulatory realignment, our priority is to get ahead of the curve 鈥� not just to challenge the inadvertent negative consequences of fragmented regional rules, but to proactively drive positive, harmonised outcomes that provide the robust legal and regulatory certainty our members require.鈥�
Mahmood enters the role from her previous position as director of regulatory and government affairs, where she worked closely with ISLA's workstream coordinators to monitor and assess EMEA financial regulations that impact the securities lending market.
Prior to joining the association in 2019, Mahmood was positioned at JPMorgan Chase as a traders assistance manager for securities lending.
During her time here, which began in 2015, Mahmood also occupied client service and analyst roles within asset servicing, broker dealer operations, and swap middle office.
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