Financial Crises

May 25, 20217 min read

Securities lending – transparency for the sake of it?

Roy Zimmerhansl challenges the value of pending regulatory initiatives focusing on increasing transparency in securities finance

Feb 2, 20213 min read

Fix the Leverage Ratio, Revive Repo

Sir Paul Tucker, a previous Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, warned in the FT last month of a new financial crisis. He may be right.

Apr 28, 20205 min read

Securities Lending: The First Forty

Roy Zimmerhansl marks 40 years sharing surprises, disappointment, and optimisim. We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.

Mar 3, 20206 min read

State of the Securities Lending Market

I was planning on doing a review of the latest Market Report that ISLA has been producing on a semi-annual basis for the past six years.

Oct 29, 20193 min read

UMR and Securities Lending: a game-changer or just another process?

Raymond Blokland points to a connection between UMR preparations & the potential for investors to benefit from synthetic securities finance

Oct 1, 20193 min read

Securities Lending: Client or Counterparty - which are you?

From the desk of Raymond Blokland Benelux Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting A strange phenomenon in our industry is that it...

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