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DLA Piper appoints Landless
21 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
Paul Landless brings over two decades of industry experience to his new role following his tenure with Clifford Chance
Industry
PASLA welcomes The Tokyo Tanshi
21 November 2025 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell
The Tokyo Tanshi, also known as Totan, was founded in 1909 and is actively involved in the Tokyo Money Market
People moves
BBVA welcomes Topalov
20 November 2025 UK
Reporter: Hansa Tote
Stoil Topalov joins the firm following 12 years at Barclays Investment Bank, where he was most recently director of fixed income trading
Industry
Deutsche B枚rse Group and Societe Generale partner
18 November 2025 Germany
Reporter: Hansa Tote
The collaboration with Societe Generale Group and Societe Generale - FORGE intends to strengthen CoinVertible鈥檚 collateral management structure and usability as a settlement instrument for securities processes
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Initial margin developments and best practices in 2025
Giuseppe Alessio Caccamo, senior lead, product analysis and design at S&P Global Market Intelligence, highlights the significance of initial margin, exploring best practices for margin assessment and the importance of ongoing validation processes
AI: The tin man without a heart?
Paul Chapman, managing director at HornbyChapman, reflects on the realities facing the next generation of post-trade professionals, warning that while AI brings speed and efficiency, it lacks the empathy and moral depth that define true human value in the workplace
Shaping a dynamic financial system
Following a 15-year-long push from the market, the introduction of a new Ministerial Order has authorised the use of securities lending for collective investment schemes in Spain. Carmella Haswell reports
糖心vlog Finance UK Symposium
Industry experts gathered at One Great George Street in London to explore the trending topics, challenges, and movements in the securities finance space, from navigating cross-border compliance, to the agency lending evolution
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BNY
Gesa Johannsen
Gesa Johannsen, managing director, executive platform owner, Global Collateral Platform at BNY, explores how digital innovation and central clearing shape global liquidity
Standard Chartered
Margaret Harwood-Jones
Margaret Harwood-Jones, managing director, global head of Financing and 糖心vlog Services at Standard Chartered, speaks to Zarah Choudhary about accelerating growth in Europe, the role of AI in securities services, and how frontier markets are driving the next wave of innovation
WTS Hansuke
Roy Zimmerhansl
Transitioning to WTS Hansuke to lead the firm's new Capital Markets service, Roy Zimmerhansl sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss his journey so far, collateral optimisation developments, and the move to T+1
J.P. Morgan
Oliver Modi-Celda
J.P. Morgan鈥檚 Oliver Modi-Celda, international sell side Trading Services sales, explores how the firm is addressing capital constraints, expanding its global footprint, the significance of an established liquidation framework, and lowering barriers to entry for new participants
State Street
Greg Donovan and George Carradine
Greg Donovan and George Carradine sit down with Carmella Haswell to explore the State Street Alpha journey, how it is servicing the buy side, and the market鈥檚 evolving attitude towards the significance of collateral
eSecLending
Craig Starble
Celebrating its silver anniversary, eSecLending CEO Craig Starble sits down with Carmella Haswell to look at the firm鈥檚 transformation from an auction specialist to 鈥渙ne of the largest鈥� GC lenders in the marketplace
OCC
Oberon Knapp
Oberon Knapp, managing director of strategy at OCC, sits down with Hansa Tote to discuss what sets the firm apart from its competitors, and how it is evolving to meet the needs of a broader cleared lending ecosystem
Buckler 糖心vlog
Andrew Lazar
Andrew Lazar, managing director, head of sales at Buckler 糖心vlog, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the firm鈥檚 journey, the critical path to success, and embracing an underserved client segment
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News and people moves roundupRedefining funding and collateral markets
Gesa Johannsen, managing director, executive platform owner, Global Collateral Platform at BNY, explores how digital innovation and central clearing shape global liquidity.Slow and steady wins the race: Japan鈥檚 market expansion
Japan has recently faced political changes that have hugely benefited the securities lending market. Hansa Tote explores the Bank of Japan鈥檚 termination of ETF lending, barriers to entry, and current trends.Saudi Arabia opens stock market to international investors
Denton鈥檚 Nik Colbridge and Ahmed Butt review room for growth following the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia鈥檚 move to relax foreign investment restrictions.
