Cash-collateral markets taking shape on the blockchain (Premium)

January 15, 2020

Blockchain, Repo, Securitization, Technology

blockchain, cash management, Dai, Ethereum, ICOs, MakerDAO, repo markets, Securitization, stablecoin, topstory

There’s more than a few misconceptions about how decentralized finance (DeFi) is working its way into the traditional finance industry. We spoke with Akiva Dubrofsky, CEO of Akiva Capital Holdings,…

Moody’s report details how blockchain is shaking up securitizations

May 14, 2019

Anna Reitman

Blockchain, Securitization, Technology

blockchain, DLT, Moody's, securitizations, topstory

No Comments

Blockchain technology and in particular the use of smart contracts will streamline the securitization process with regards to portfolio selection and performance reporting, said Moody’s in a recent report. And…

Should CLOs be in your collateral portfolio?

December 18, 2018

Josh Galper

Collateral Management, Securitization, Systemic Risk

CLOs, collateral management, leveraged loans, topstory

No Comments

The market for leveraged loans is seeing shrinking investor demand and a chorus of central bankers warning against possible risk. These loans are a principal vehicle of private equity firms…

Benchmark reform and transition: key takeaways from AMIC conference

November 29, 2018

Anna Reitman

Interest rates, Securitization, SOFR, SONIA

AMIC, asset managers, benchmark reform, ICMA, SOFR, SONIA, topstory

No Comments

The industry’s move from LIBOR to risk free rates was very much front and center at ICMA’s Asset Management and Investors Council conference held in London last week. It’s a…

Competition in collateral trading notes, structured products and collateral packaged substitutes (Premium)

April 16, 2018

Josh Galper

CCP, Collateral Management, Investments, Securitization

CCPs, CME, collateral trading notes, GCSA Capital, Invesco, K-Notes, structured products, topstory

No Comments

We’re catching up on a few things following the conclusion of our Finadium Investors in Securities Lending Conference last week in New York. One notable item was a press release…

Our analysis of the US Treasury October 2017 report on Capital Markets (Premium)

October 10, 2017

Josh Galper

Derivatives, Dodd-Frank, Regulatory, Repo, Securitization, US

Core Principles, derivatives, Dodd-Frank, Regulatory, Securitization, topstory, US Treasury

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Last week the US Treasury released “A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Capital Markets,” part two of their major review of regulations in financial markets. Here’s our analysis of…

SEC weighs in on DAOs – yes digital tokens are indeed securities

August 14, 2017

Richard Stinchfield

Bitcoin, Blockchain, Derivatives, Fintech, Market infrastructure, Regulatory, SEC, Securitization, Technology, US

blockchain, cryptocurrencies, DAO, Ethereum, sec

No Comments

In what may be a seminal ruling, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that a so-called digital token qualifies as a security under the Securities Exchange Act of…

We offer a proposal for Simple, Transparent and Comparable securities finance

July 13, 2017

Josh Galper

Basel III, IOSCO, Regulatory, Repo, Securities Lending, Securitization

ABCP, BCBS, Comparable, IOSCO, securities finance transactions, securitizations, Simple, topstory, Transparent

No Comments

Last week the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and IOSCO released a discussion paper on Simple, Transparent and Comparable (STC) short-term securitization, along with a companion report on capital…

A new proposal for getting non-performing loans at European banks off of balance sheets

February 7, 2017

Josh Galper

ECB, Europe, Investments, Securitization

bad bank, ECB, Europe, Non-performing loans, topstory

No Comments

The ECB’s Vice President Vítor Constâncio made a lucid, coherent and altogether applaudable speech on the critical need to get non-performing loans (NPLs) off of European bank balance sheets. This…

Concerns over ABS ratings in peer to peer lending reveal some pretty shadowy banking (Premium)

April 27, 2016

Richard Stinchfield

Collateral Management, Derivatives, Securitization, Shadow Banking

ABS, peer lending, peer to peer, Shadow Banking, topstory

No Comments

We need a new name for non-financial entities that perform the functions of a shadow bank, what are pleasantly referred to as Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending “clubs”. These clubs are turning around and…

Ethereum: the next thing you need to know in digital currencies (Premium)

March 30, 2016

Josh Galper

Bitcoin, Blockchain, Collateral Management, Securitization, Technology

bitcoin, blockchain, collateral, Ethereum, technology, topstory

No Comments

You understand bitcoin, right? And you’re pretty up to speed on blockchain, especially after reading Finadium’s 2015 research report and attending the Finadium 2016 Conference. Now its time to get…

Broker/dealer balance sheets and illiquidity: is regulation to blame?

September 2, 2015

Jonathan Cooper

Basel III, Dodd-Frank, Federal Reserve, Market infrastructure, Pro-cyclicality, Regulatory, Securitization

broker/dealer leverage, electronification, Liquidity, program trading, topstory

No Comments

The fifth and last of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Liberty Street Economics blog series on liquidity was called “What’s Driving Dealer Balance Sheet Stagnation?”. Authored by Tobias…

"Financial Stability Monitoring" by the Fed keeps looking for that line between the gold standard of risk management and the desire to let the economy grow

August 11, 2014

Josh Galper

Federal Reserve, Securitization, Shadow Banking

Federal Reserve, risk management, Securitization, Shadow Banking

No Comments

A recently revised staff research report from the Federal Reserve, “Financial Stability Monitoring,” by Tobias Adrian, Daniel Covitz, and Nellie Liang, looks at how risk should be tracked across financial…

Qualifying Securitisations: a kinder, better SIV?

June 4, 2014

Josh Galper

Bank of England, Collateral Management, ECB, Securitization

Bank of England, European Central Bank, securitisation, Securitization

A new discussion paper from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, “The case for a better functioning securitisation market in the European Union,” has introduced the idea…

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Cash-collateral markets taking shape on the blockchain (Premium)

Moody’s report details how blockchain is shaking up securitizations

Should CLOs be in your collateral portfolio?

Benchmark reform and transition: key takeaways from AMIC conference

Competition in collateral trading notes, structured products and collateral packaged substitutes (Premium)

Our analysis of the US Treasury October 2017 report on Capital Markets (Premium)

SEC weighs in on DAOs – yes digital tokens are indeed securities

We offer a proposal for Simple, Transparent and Comparable securities finance

A new proposal for getting non-performing loans at European banks off of balance sheets

Concerns over ABS ratings in peer to peer lending reveal some pretty shadowy banking (Premium)

Ethereum: the next thing you need to know in digital currencies (Premium)

Broker/dealer balance sheets and illiquidity: is regulation to blame?

"Financial Stability Monitoring" by the Fed keeps looking for that line between the gold standard of risk management and the desire to let the economy grow

Qualifying Securitisations: a kinder, better SIV?

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