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ISLA Announces the Appointment of Simon Waddington

LONDON, Monday 2 September 2024 - The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA), a leading industry trade association represe...

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ISLA Publishes Digital Asset Annex for the GMSLA

ISLA is pleased to announce the publication of the Digital Assets Annex, to accompany the Global Master Securities Lending Agreemen...

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ISLA Americas Announces the Appointment of Fran Garritt as Executive Director, Head of Business, ISLA Americas

NEW YORK, Wednesday 5 June – ISLA Americas is delighted to announce the appointment of Fran Garritt as Executive Director, Head of Bu...

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Reflections of the CEO

In January, I wrote my first blog of the year where I discussed 2024 as being the year the world goes to vote, and during the year I wr...

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Five Key Takeaways from the ISLA 14th Annual Post Trade Conference

Events have increasingly become a ‘conduit’ to understand the key themes that transcend an industry, whilst acting as an important...

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Let's Talk Digital

At the beginning of the month, I was invited to speak on the current digital landscape. The term ‘digital’ in this context was extr...

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21st Edition Securities Lending Market Report - H1 2024

ISLA is delighted to release the 21st edition of the ISLA Securities Lending Market Report. In this edition, Clearstream share their...

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How to Boost Europe’s Capital Markets by Empowering Securities Lending & Borrowing

ISLA is pleased to announce the publication of the Association’s 2024-2029 manifesto; How to Boost Europe’s Capital Markets by Empo...

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20th Edition Securities Lending Market Report - H2 2023

ISLA is delighted to announce the release of the 20th edition of the ISLA Securities Lending Market Report. In this edition, eSecLen...

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FSB: Nonbank growth surpassed traditional sector in 2023

The nonbank financial institution sector grew by 8.5% in 2023, more than doubling the 3.3% growth of traditional banks, according to the Financial Stability Board. Nonbank financial intermediation now accounts for nearly 49.1% of global financial assets. Investment funds, hedge funds and money market funds were among those seeing significant growth, with assets rising 9.4% to about $160 trillion. The FSB's narrow measure of nonbanks, which includes entities that might pose banklike financial-stability risks, reached a record $70.2 trillion in assets. Investment Executive (Canada) (16 Dec.)

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Fed scoring method to raise some banks' capital needs

The Federal Reserve's changes to the G-Sib scoring methodology will increase capital requirements for US banks such as Bank of America and Goldman Sachs in 2026. The Fed's method 2, which includes a short-term wholesale funding measure and fixed coefficients, results in higher surcharges compared to the Basel Committee's method 1. Risk (subscription required) (16 Dec.)

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SEC nominee Atkins could overhaul enforcement

Paul Atkins, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for SEC chair, is expected to overhaul the agency's enforcement approach, according to former SEC official John Reed Stark. Stark anticipates Atkins will increase transparency during investigations, focus penalties on individuals rather than corporations and minimize excessive document requests. Financial Advisor (12 Dec.)

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