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The Changing Market Structure of Equity Repo Financing

February 5, 2018

mstan

CCP, Credit Exposure, Europe, Operations, Repo

bilateral, CCP, counterparty credit, equity repo, Europe, ICMA, Nik Todorovic, SIX, STP, topstory

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Equity repo is different from its more well-known cousin, government bond repo: the operations of the trade are the same but the collateral and the rationale for engagement can vary…

Cost optimisation challenges for asset managers in 2017

September 21, 2017

mstan

ETFs, Europe, Investments, Regulatory, UK

asset managers, ETFs, James Treseler, MiFID II, Societe Generale, topstory

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Asset management may be considered a profitable business but the trend has recently been moving in the opposite direction. A new raft of challenges, ranging from MiFID II to the…

The Five Cs of Bank and Client Success in Securities Finance

June 15, 2017

mstan

Basel III, Cash management, CCP, Collateral Management, Derivatives, Hedge Funds, Investments, Repo

ALM, CCPs, collateral, Natixis, Repo, topstory

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Today’s global investment banking market continues to be shaped by the need for innovation and synergies driven by an evolving regulatory landscape. We have identified the Five Cs for success…

Next Steps for Hedge Funds in Cost Management

May 22, 2017

mstan

Basel III, Derivatives, Hedge Funds, Investments, Repo, Securities Lending

hedge funds, Prime Brokerage, Societe Generale, topstory

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These are legitimately complex times for hedge funds. Between macropolitical turmoil, negotiating fees and managing their daily activities, hedge fund managers must pay attention to a wide range of factors…

SFTR: Getting Down to Business on the Details

December 8, 2016

mstan

Regulatory, Securities Lending, Technology

Pirum, Regulation, Securities Lending, SFTR, technology, topstory

EU Regulation 2015/2365 – otherwise known as the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation or SFTR – entered into effect on January 12th, 2016. The intent behind the SFTR is straight-forward: it…

Getting down to business in measuring counterparty credit exposure

April 25, 2016

mstan

Basel III, Regulatory, Risk Management, Technology, Tri-Party Repo

Basel III, counterparty credit exposure, Pirum, RWA, topstory

Counterparty exposure has become an important topic for banks in the securities finance industry. What was once a fairly low-credit exposure activity, where the biggest concern was hitting a credit…

Trade Date Transparency = Capital Savings

April 7, 2016

mstan

Basel III, Operations, Settlements, Technology

Balance sheet, capital costs, operations, Pirum, topstory, trade date transparency

Financial markets are paying attention to capital and balance sheet as a top priority: this fact is driving trading decisions and redefining decades-old relationships. Banks and other regulated institutions are…

Prime Brokerage and Balance Sheet Optimisation: Lessons from the Societe Generale Experience

October 19, 2015

mstan

Basel III, Collateral Management, Credit Exposure, Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Regulatory

Balance sheet, CCPs, hedge funds, Prime Brokerage, Societe Generale, topstory

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The industry-wide topic of balance sheet optimisation has hung in the air like a fog for the last three years. We at Societe Generale are now seeing what this means…