Pierpoint Financial Consulting

From the desk of John Arnesen Consulting Lead, Pierpoint Financial Following my last blog that reviewed an FT commissioned survey of what...

It's natural to take a moment and reflect on the last twelve months, the highs and lows, the hits, misses and ambitions for the next year.

looking for stories of interest, the sector written about more than almost any other is Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG

The gist of the mail concerns a securities lending section in a Request For Proposal (RFP) that is primarily centred on global custody.

I found the last panel compelling. “Technology as an enabler-cutting edge application and the drive for efficiency”.

Pierpoint has partnered with ServiceMatrix - combining to create an independent, iterative service provider benchmarking programme.

The first phase of collateral management is in place. Now the opportunity exists for phase one of collateral optimisation for investors

Centralised collateral management is obviously an efficient and sensible operating model. Unfortunately, it's not always that easy.

Investors can participate in securities lending through multiple pathways. Raymond Blokland offers his views.

An overview of CSDR and its relevance to securities lending, securities finance, custodians and central securities depositories.