See who is coming to Rates & Repo 2019
The first 100 registrations for Rates & Repo 2018 are in with the buy-side at 32% of attendees. See the list of registered firms here. Continue reading
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SFM Magazine, Fall 2019, is now online
Securities Finance Monitor Magazine, Fall 2019, is now online. This edition features articles on best execution in securities lending, electronic dealer and RFQ repo markets, the Common Domain Model in…
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Help wanted: buy-side firm seeks CCP business model for securities lending
CCPs for the buy-side in securities finance, long thought of as an elusive unicorn, are now coming to fruition in what may be the most important change to the industry…
Read More CAIA: AI – chances and challenges in quantitative asset management
A research note published by the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association discusses how the adaptivity and self-learning capability of machine learning tools could add value along the entire value chain…
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Financial ML further advanced than expected, N. America and buy-side lead
A survey from Refinitiv asked buy- and sell-side firms across North America, Europe and Asia about their levels of machine learning use and deployment. Refinitiv is the former financial risk…
Read More Liquidnet launches intelligent multi-order execution solution
Liquidnet announced the launch of Ecosystem Pro, an intelligent workflow and blotter management tool designed to help buy-side traders analyze, monitor, and automate execution strategies across multiple symbols simultaneously in…
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Buy-side trading dynamics on FICC sponsored repo
FICC continues to post increases as a counterparty to the buy-side for US Treasury repo transactions in the sponsored repo format. Data from the end of February 2019 show volumes…
Read More Meta-AI fund launched by $60+bn European asset manager
ODDO BHF Asset Management has recently launched ODDO BHF Artificial Intelligence, the first thematic fund investing in artificial intelligence and also using AI in its investment process. Launched in December…
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On the buy-side, “if you have no collateral strategy, you’re dead”
We heard this from a buy-side firm last week preparing for our Business of Collateral Trading conference coming up in Frankfurt on February 21. Collateral strategy on the buy-side is…
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Which money fund will be first to force price improvement on repo CCPs? (Premium)
Cleared repo is growing but rates remain about the same as in the bilateral market. How long will money funds accept this status quo? Or, how long can big cash…
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Buy-side still goes proprietary for alt-data, but vendors poised to take over
At Finadium, we are often digging into the use of securities lending data for investment decision-making, which fits into the broader category taking markets by storm: alternative data. During a…
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FISL London is next week – here’s a status update
We look forward to welcoming 140 buy-side attendees and sponsors to the Finadium Investors in Securities Lending (FISL) Conference in London next week, May 9-10. This is our second year…
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Lessons from FISL 2018: data is transforming the securities lending market for asset owner lenders and hedge fund borrowers
Securities lending markets are going through a major technology upgrade, and in an era of data that means beneficial owners are advantaged by the greater transparency that comes with it.…
Read More Lessons from FISL 2018: alpha generation in securities lending takes on new importance (Premium)
“Alpha” in the context of securities lending is itself a controversial term, with some participants arguing that it’s a euphemism for optimizing transaction costs. But in a purely definitive sense,…
Read More CDCC launches direct clearing for Canadian buy-side
Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), Canada’s national central clearing counterparty (CCP) for exchange-traded derivative products, certain over-the-counter (OTC) products and repos, announced the launch of its new direct-clearing model for Canadian buy-side…
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FISL NYC is next week – here’s a status update
We are excited to welcome over 150 buy-side attendees and sponsors to the Finadium Investors in Securities Lending (FISL) Conference next week, April 11-12, in New York. This is our…
Read More Finadium: Solving the Credit Risk Exposure Problem for the Buy-side in Securities Finance
Unlocking unutilized lender supply would change the landscape for both securities finance and capital markets in general, but finding new credit support structures that securities lenders will accept is a…
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Are the buy side and sell side on the same page about the direction of prime brokerage?
BNY Mellon released the results of a buy-side survey on liquidity and financing on June 26th. How closely do the concerns and attitudes of investors towards their liquidity and financing…
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Are hedge funds really that risky as counterparties in collateralized trading?
Collateral Management, Custodians, Hedge Funds, Prime Brokerage, Repo, Securities Lending, Technology
As Peer to Peer markets make their play, credit departments at buy-side firms around the world are looking askance at the very idea of a collateralized trade directly with a…
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Time for the buy-side to take collateral responsibility in securities finance
The buy-side has an opportunity to take control of its own collateral activity, bringing both financial and operational benefits. Breaking this process down shows that a robust collection of tools…
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Highlights and takeaways from the Finadium 2017 Industry Conference (Premium)
Finadium held its annual industry conference yesterday in New York and it may have been the best one yet. The panels were rock solid with valuable content and audience participation…
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Europe's buy-side responds to Eurex's ISA Direct Clearing model
New membership models for buy-side participants at central derivatives counterparties (CCPs) may help alleviate recent capacity and cost constraints. However, the buy-side still faces an existential choice about its future…
Read More Finadium: Analysis of Eurex and CME Buy-side Direct Clearing Models
This Finadium report presents the direct clearing plans of Eurex’s ISA Direct and the CME’s Direct Funding Participant model. We look at who wins and who loses, impacts on the…
Read More Bloomberg: ICE introduces cleared CDS for the buy-side
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is making it easier for investors looking to hedge default risks to bypass the Wall Street banks that have long been the gatekeepers in the $12 trillion…
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A buy-side cost/benefit analysis for securities lending CCPs
A recent survey of asset managers in securities lending showed that executives were interested in CCPs but lacked the information necessary to create a cost/benefit analysis and build their business…
Read More Finadium: Realities of Repo Clearing for the Buy-side
Finadium has released a new research report, “Realities of Repo Clearing for the Buy-side.” This report offers a realistic evaluation of what repo clearing offers the buy-side, who is participating…
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