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Taryn Siglain, global head of principal securities lending programme, Enhanced Custody at State Street, will be speaking with Provable Markets COO Halima Butt and Camille McKelvey, head of business development STP for MarketAxess Post-Trade, about challenges faced by women in technology, progress made and the strides needed to change perceptions
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What will the future world order look like for securities finance? The financial markets have long been one of the most creative industries, with some advances driven by regulation and some an appetite for service improvement and better cost management. This panel looks into developments in digital assets, AI, as-a-service delivery mechanisms and other technology advances, assessing the advantages these can deliver and what the adoption process will look like. What are the prerequisites for making these technologies effective in a securities finance environment?
Will shortening the US equities settlement cycle to T+1 deliver significant capital efficiencies and risk mitigation benefits to the financial services industry? This panel looks at changes afoot in the US in moving to T+1 in the first half of 2024. What opportunities and challenges will this present to the securities finance market?
OCC set its sights on becoming the first central counterparty (CCP) to fully utilise distributed ledger technology (DLT) for its securities lending clearing system. DLT has been fundamental to HQLAx鈥檚 platform for securities lending and collateral transformation, while Broadridge in 2021 announced the go-live of its distributed ledger repo platform. What potential does blockchain technology hold for future advances in securities lending and finance? Who will be the drivers of this innovation?
The industry continues to explore more efficient ways to locate liquidity and to negotiate, execute and manage the post trade obligations associated with their securities lending, financing and TRS activities. It is also refining its use of pre and post-trade analytics and the data required to support these insights. Where can industry specialists deliver further gains, supporting the flexibility that traders require while helping them to lower their aggregate cost of trading?
With SFTR implemented in 2020 and 2021, the CFTC Rewrite due in December and the SEC 10c-1 Proposed Rule for securities lending transactions under consultation, panellists will discuss the implications of these regulatory initiatives for transparency and risk management. What will be the benefits and costs for securities lending and financing activities? And what will be the technology implications?
