DekaBank, Hauck & Aufhäuser and DekaInvest settled €300 million worth of securities lending versus collateral trades on the Digital Collateral Protocol, a DLT-based protocol implemented by Comyno via its C-One securities finance platform. Digital Assets will be next in line
Andrew Geggus, global head of agency lending trading at BNP Paribas, offers an outlook for 2021 which strikes a fine balance between uncertainty and optimism
Experts in securities lending, repo, regulation and law were brought together to navigate the unique challenges of moving from a regulatory world based on rules to one based on principles
Jeff Kidwell, president of Kidwell Consulting, offers his expert verdict on the state of the US repo market in 2021 and offers advice on what might be done to alleviate some of the pain points
APAC securities lending market experts take on the region’s hot topics including the opening of China, a post-COVID recovery, short selling bans and ESG
China has amended its QFII scheme to allow foreign investors to lend and borrow securities directly in the mainland market. As the world’s second-largest securities market opens, SFT examines what it means for securities finance participants globally
Trading Apps reveals its goals for the year ahead and why the team is encouraging the market to say hello to potential. Laura Allen, Trading Apps managing director, explains all
2021 has already seen a flurry of activity by European prosecutors restarting their campaigns against individuals thought to have profited from cum-ex schemes after COVID-19 scuppered most legal action last year. SFT offers a guide to what will likely be a busy year for litigation
Roy Zimmerhansl, practice lead at Pierpoint Financial, revisits the news that DWS pulled one of its ETF’s securities lending programmes as part of its transition to tracking an ESG index and examines whether there are lessons to be learned or warning signposts as ESG continues to increase in importance