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The ISLA Blog is one of the Association’s most powerful platforms for communication with its members, as well as the broader industry, allowing different authors within the group to share their views, insights and updates on a range of topics as well as ISLA-led initiatives. Our regular ‘Reflections of the CEO’ posts in particular have gained a significant readership since their inception in 2018, where Andrew Dyson often relates the wider economic, political and social mood, to developments within financial services and our markets.
18 December 2024
Reflections of the CEO
As we speed towards the end of year, we find ourselves thinking, where next?
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...
Read more22 November 2024
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...
Read more30 October 2024
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...
Read more02 October 2024
Reflections of the CEO
Context is Key
This blog post is an excerpt of Andrew’s foreword to the ISLA H1 2024 Market Data Report. You can read the full report here. While da...
Read more25 July 2024
Reflections of the CEO
The Midway Point - 'The year the world goes to vote’
Earlier in the year I wrote about 2024 being ‘the year the world goes to vote’ – since then we have seen snap elections being cal...
Read more25 July 2024
Five Key Takeaways from the ISLA 31st Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference
It has been a month since the ISLA 31st Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference in Geneva. With 600 attendees,...
Read more27 March 2024
Key Takeaways from the CDM Showcase
The dust has settled on another CDM Showcase, held in collaboration with ISDA, ICMA and FINOS. Over the few weeks, I’ve had the time...
Read more19 January 2024
Reflections of the CEO
“Vote for your right...or your left"
With 2023 firmly behind us, all eyes are looking ahead to 2024, dubbed ‘the year the world goes to vote’. Against this backdrop, I...
Read more15 November 2023
Reflections of the ISLA AGM & 13th Annual Post Trade Conference
On the heels of our flagship annual European conference which took place in Lisbon in June, this side of the year saw ISLA continuing a...
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