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As in many markets, the securities lending industry is tackling challenges in advancing technologies for investment and profitability, said panelists at Finadium’s annual Investors in Securities Lending conference. One panelist…

FISL NYC 2019: prioritizing tech spend in securities lending

May 7, 2019

Automation, Securities Lending, Technology

artificial intelligence, automation, Custodians, FISL NYC 2019, machine learning, topstory, vendors

There’s never enough technology, so the SecFin industry needs to be selective about how and where funds are dedicated, said a panel of custodians and vendors at FISL NYC 2019.…

ISLA says automation could mitigate CSDR impacts on seclending

March 21, 2019

automation, CSDR, ISLA, vendors

Settlement rates for securities lending as at 2018 were estimated to be between 80 and 90% with the majority of failed settlements occurring on the return leg of loan transactions.…

Gartner analysis of vendors of data science and machine learning platforms

January 31, 2019

data science, Dataiku, DataRobot, Gartner, Google, IBM, machine learning, MathWorks, Microsoft, vendors

Expert data scientists, citizen data scientists and application developers require professional capabilities for building, deploying and managing analytical models. New vendors to what Gartner names the “magic quadrant”, along with…

ICMA maps fintech across capital markets, tracks regulations

January 10, 2019

data vendors, DLT, electronification, ERRC, ESMA, FIIF, FINMA, ICMA, IMF, IOSCO, PMIWG, Regulatory, technology vendors, vendors, World Bank

The International Capital Market Association is spending increasing time analyzing market structure issues arising from electronification of processes and the application of new technologies. This is on the agenda of…

IHS Markit launches service designed with Goldman Sachs to organize vendors

June 12, 2018

Goldman Sachs, IHS Markit, vendors

Collateral Management, Technology

IHS Markit announced the launch of the Vendor Management Portal (VMP) for vendor risk tiering and vendor management workflow. In combining VMP with its KY3P due diligence service, IHS Markit…

In collateral management and trading, the build vs. buy debate is over and the vendors have won

February 14, 2018

kjarnagin@finadium.com

buy vs. build, collateral management, collateral trading, technology, topstory, vendors

For years, capital markets firms have asked themselves whether it was better to build their own collateral management solutions or purchase vendor offerings. We’ve been in detailed, heated meetings on…

The US Securities Finance Market Structure and Vendor Landscape

October 5, 2017

Rajen Sheth

Securities Lending, Technology, US

ALD, Pirum, securities finance, Securities Lending, SFTR, technology, topstory, vendors

In the wake of our recent decision to enhance our presence in the US and Canadian securities finance space, we have been faced with important questions from market participants, including…

Four emerging tech trends to watch in capital markets (Premium)

January 11, 2017

Big Data, Blockchain, Collateral Management, Dodd-Frank, Market infrastructure, Regulatory, Securities Lending, Settlements, Technology

blockchain, distributed ledger technology, financial technology, fintech, peer to peer, topstory, vendors

We have identified four emerging tech trends in capital markets for 2017 with an emphasis on securities finance and derivatives, but which also impact a broad cross-section of market activity.…

The bank enterprise model is driving securities finance technology vendor consolidation (Premium)

June 30, 2016

Collateral Management, Market infrastructure, Securities Lending, Technology

collateral management technology, financial technology, technology, topstory, vendors

The enterprise technology and operations model at banks has taken firm root. This is a technology stack composed of combinations of big, deep, core systems and smaller, more nimble applications targeted…

Where is FIS in the current wave of securities finance vendor activity? (Premium)

June 22, 2016

Collateral Management, Market infrastructure, Operations, Securities Lending, Technology

collateral management technology, financial technology, technology, topstory, vendors

It is of more than academic interest to reflect on FIS/SunGard’s history in securities finance technology, and how they established the model for what we see happening today with their…

The new roles of big and small technology vendors in the enterprise model of securities finance

March 28, 2016

Featured, Operations, Technology

Enterprise Cloud, operations, securities finance, technology, topstory, vendors