May 26 2021
Canada is becoming a leader in “transition finance”, which seeks to bridge the gap between traditional and sustainable finance in the shift from high to low carbon business models. We speak with a portfolio manager in the thick of it, and see how short selling fits in.
May 25 2021
The interconnectivity of crypto currency with traditional equity and bond markets continues to grow in weird and unexpected ways. Last week, there was reason to think that volatility in crypto reached squarely into equity and bond markets, causing a sell-off. Recent publications from the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) point to other overlaps in crypto and digitization.
May 25 2021
Securities Finance Monitor’s Anais Schmidt spoke with Sunil Daswani, the new global head of securities lending at Standard Chartered Bank, on ESG, industry change and client customization.
May 24 2021
In the biggest sign of product convergence across OTC derivatives and securities finance to date, BNY Mellon Markets has hired Laide Majiyagbe as its Head of Financing and Liquidity, a newly created role. We heard some of her views on the strategic alignment across products and services.
