January 14 2020
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, about what repo and securitization market participants should know about DeFi.
January 14 2020
DTCC’s equity finance central counterparty (CCP), expected to launch in early 2021, has the potential to change long-held patterns in the securities lending industry, both in the US and abroad. This research report looks at the business model, challenges to the application of margin, and impacts to beneficial owners, agent lenders, prime brokers and potential new sponsor entrants.
January 13 2020
Securities Finance Monitor spoke with Catherine Talks, Product Manager at UnaVista, about ESMA’s final Guidelines for SFTR reporting released last week. Our conversation untangled the technical language of the documentation into what this means for the industry. Beyond the familiar SFTR slogan of Don’t Delay, there are important takeaways for firms required to go live in April 2020.
