Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: April 2023
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, offers analysis on trading outcomes for securities finance amid a multitude of variables in the ongoing turbulent market conditions.
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EquiLend 1Source Joins Digital Asset’s Canton ‘Network of Networks’
We are excited to be a part of the Canton Network in partnership with Digital Asset and other participating firms across the industry.
A Deep Dive into EquiLend Competitive Bid
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, dives into the key functionality, interconnectivity and enhancements on the horizon for EquiLend Competitive Bid, a new hybrid screen and messaging-based NGT workflow built for trading in the hard-to-borrow marketplace.
Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: March 2023
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, shares his monthly market review as we close out Q1 2023, a quarter that saw fast-moving markets and record highs in trading volumes amidst rate hikes from the Fed and continued global and economic turbulence.
Nancy Allen Awarded Market Data Professional of the Year
We are thrilled to announce that EquiLend’s Nancy Allen, Head of Data & Analytics Solutions, has been awarded Market Data Professional of the Year in the WatersTechnology Women in Technology & Data Awards!
Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: Feb 2023
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, gives his analysis of a short month of year-on-year gains and active global trading, with MEME stocks back in focus.
Being a Woman in Securities Finance
The WISF organization marked its 5th anniversary in 2022 by ringing the bell at the New York, Toronto and London Stock Exchanges, a momentous milestone and an important signal for any woman considering a career in the securities finance industry.
EquiLend Selects Digital Asset as Distributed Ledger Technology for Securities Finance Market Initiative
EquiLend today announces that it has selected Digital Asset to provide the distributed ledger technology underpinning the EquiLend 1Source initiative.
Standardization Through Regulation Is Key to Progressive Digital Transformation
In our latest insight piece, we unpack how regulation and new innovative solutions leveraging distributed ledger technology are serving as tools to deliver standardization while bringing efficiencies to the marketplace. EquiLend’s 1Source initiative is here to do just that and more, providing a “single source of truth” for the industry by eradicating reconciliation challenges.
A Bright Future in Finance: Securities Finance Times Issue 321
EquiLend’s Yuka Hasumi, Head of Sales & CRM Japan, sat down with Securities Finance Times to discuss the details of our 1Source initiative and how it will transform the securities finance industry while reflecting on regulatory developments and the roadmap ahead for 2023 and beyond, seeing continued innovations across our entire ecosystem of solutions.
Monthly Securities Finance Market Review: Jan 2023
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, reflects on securities finance trading activity for January 2023, with the backdrop of interest rate increases from the FED and BOE.
The Art of the Possible: Securities Finance Times Issue 320
At the recent Beneficial Owners’ International Securities Finance and Collateral Management Conference hosted by IMN, EquiLend’s Gary Klahr, Director of Strategic Initiatives, discussed the ways in which distributed ledger technology can be harnessed to address industry pain points while highlighting the efficiencies EquiLend’s 1Source initiative is bringing to the marketplace.
2023 in Securities Lending: A Good Year for Innovation, Talent and Regulation
Looking forward, I predict that 2023 will be a year of big things for securities lending. We are working to deliver greater innovation than we have attempted since our inception.
EquiLend Awarded Great Place to Work Certification in Four Key Countries, United States, United Kingdom, India, Ireland
EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announces the firm was awarded the Great Place to Work® Certification in the United States, United Kingdom, India and Ireland.
EquiLend CIO Ken DeGiglio Appointed 2023 President of Wall Street Technology Association
The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA®), a not-for-profit organization that provides financial technology and business professionals a forum to learn from and connect with each other, is pleased to announce Ken DeGiglio, Chief Information Officer, EquiLend, as 2023 WSTA President.
Securities Finance Market Review: 2022 in Review
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, reflects on securities finance trading activity across 2022 in this month’s Securities Lending Trading Analysis.
Monthly Market Review November 2022
Mike Norwood, Head of EquiLend Trading Solutions, unpicks November’s trading reporting and shapes a picture of trends in the securities finance market in November’s Securities Lending Trading Analysis.
EquiLend Joins United Nations Global Compact, Solidifying Firm’s Long-Standing Commitment to ESG
EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announces the firm has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Our Commitment to the United Nations Global Compact
EquiLend is committed to the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.
How FinTechs have Fueled ESG in Financial Markets
Environmental, Social, Governance: ESG. A phrase which has begun to wash across all sectors as a tide of change.
Seizing the Challenge of Modernization: Securities Finance Times Collateral Annual 2022
Collateral is under pressure in the current market, but technology is primed to resolve this challenge, says EquiLend associate director for post-trade solutions Gabi Mantle.
EquiLend ISF Awards 2022
We would like to thank everyone that voted for us and all our clients for their continued support! EquiLend is committed to providing the best quality solutions to the securities finance community!
Advancing Settlement Efficiency in Securities Finance: Securities Finance Times Issue 310
In a recent interview with Securities Finance Times, EquiLend’s Gabi Mantle, Associate Director of Post-Trade Solutions, reflected on the market impacts of CSDR since the enactment of the settlement discipline regime in February.
We created the network effect for securities finance. Here’s what’s next for EquiLend
EquiLend has been working to deliver a network effect in securities finance for decades and we have broad ambition to further our network
An Unlikely Duo: The Combination of Innovation and Regulation will Transform the Securities Lending Industry
The last decade has seen many regulatory pressures for the securities financing business, and it continues to be an area of focus.
EquiLend Launches Regulatory Technology Solutions Division
EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announces the launch of EquiLend RegTech Solutions, a new division developed to support clients in meeting global regulatory requirements.
EquiLend to Launch Swaptimization Platform in EU
EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announced that its Swaptimization platform will be going live this autumn for financial institutions in the European Union.
Digital transformation requires cooperation and collaboration. EquiLend is betting on our ability to make it happen.
Often business leaders are perceived as being either safe pairs of hands or visionaries. To me, it is about trying to do both.
EquiLend 1Source Initiative Unveiled to Eradicate Reconciliations Using Distributed Ledger Technology
EquiLend, the global financial technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, today announced the EquiLend 1Source initiative, which aims to resolve the industry’s central pain points and risks, develop state-of-the-art technological solutions and efficiently transform the industry.
Securities finance 2022 outlook: 3 trends to watch
In securities finance more broadly, we see big changes on the horizon. We believe 2022 will be a critical year for our industry.
Here’s where I stand on talent and our workforce
Management Insight Here’s where I stand on talent and our workforce Brian Lamb DEC 2021 Without meaning to state the obvious, we are in new territory when it comes to talent and the workforce. These issues have always been important for executives, but the seismic changes to the working world brought about by the pandemic […]
Embracing ESG principles in securities finance
The current spike in interest reflects investors’ growing expectations that their capital be used to make the world a better place.
Making digital transformation more than a buzzword through the lens of a technologist
Management Insight Making digital transformation more than a buzzword through the lens of a technologist Ken DeGiglio Sep 2021 As the era of digital transformation continues to revolutionize every industry from healthcare to banking, the impacts on niche market sectors like securities finance can be harder to parse–but just as transformative. What are the key […]
Working better together: EquiLend’s 100-day return plan
Like many fellow chief executives and business leaders, my daily to-do list has recently been dominated by one key area of decision making
Actions speak louder than words in diversity and inclusion
The social and political disruption of 2020 ignited a dialogue around pervasive racial and gender-based inequities.
New Year, Continued Innovation
In 2021, I believe the pace of technical innovation in the securities finance industry will accelerate immeasurably.