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Securities Finance Middle East Symposium

Located in Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh, the Securities Finance Symposium was hosted for the first time in the Middle East. Karl Loomes and Carmella Haswell report on the key highlights of the event which provided a deep dive into this emerging market

Toward a digital-first future: Reimagining collateral management

Following DTCC’s Great Collateral Experiment, Daniel Tison reports on the key implications for the securities finance industry

Collateral Panel

Industry specialists reflect on the advancement of collateral management, from triparty to optimisation strategies, the impact of changing central bank policies and QT measures, as well as the integration of ESG considerations

To exempt, or not to exempt

Leading the transition to T+1 for Europe and the UK, Giovanni Sabatini and Andrew Douglas sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the possible exemption of SFTs from the shorter settlement cycle

Post-trade reporting: Regulators call time on poor practice

A recent fine shows that regulators are losing patience with failures in post-trade transaction reporting. Linda Coffman, Reference Data Services SmartStream, suggests that specialist data services can help firms improve their ability to comply

SIU: A light at the end of the tunnel

As the EU’s Savings and Investments Union strategy is beginning to take shape, Daniel Tison examines its impact on the securities finance sector

The intraday credit risk challenge

With securities financing tools playing an ever more critical role in optimising financial resources for banks, Dipak Chotai of JD Risk Solutions, and Richard Glen of HQLA^X, discuss intraday credit risk and the significance of DLT to mitigate this challenge