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Canadian Data Dashboard – February 2025

CASLA is pleased to share ‘The Canadian Data Dashboard’ in conjunction with and produced by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Canada is the 2nd largest securities lending market with lendable assets of CAD2.4 trillion and on loan assets of CAD250.8 billion. Please view here for more details.

T+1 transition FAQ

CASLA is pleased to release the below questions and answers as it relates to the upcoming T+1 transition, set for Monday May 27 in Canada and Tuesday May 28, 2024 in the United States. Over the past 12+ months the CASLA T+1 working group has worked closely with our members, industry participants and industry associations … Read more

Update: Securities Lending in a T+1 World

Phil Zywot, Head of North American Equities and U.S. Corporates (Securities Finance) at BNY Mellon and Chair of the T+1 Subcommittee of CASLA, provides an update on Securities Lending and T+1 in collaboration with the Canadian Capital Markets Association (CCMA). Additionally, Phil sits on both the CCMA’s T+1 Steering Committee and Operations Working Group. [email protected]Read more

GASLA Launches Updated Global Framework for ESG and Securities Lending

A global perspective on evaluating securities lending in the context of financial institutions’ ESG policies. (Hong Kong/Johannesburg/London/Philadelphia/Toronto) The Global Alliance of Securities Lending Associations (GASLA) today released an update to the Global Framework for ESG and Securities Lending (GFESL), reflecting its commitment to providing market participants with a practical framework for evaluating securities lending in … Read more

CASLA Virtual Discussion

To kick-off 2022 CASLA member Steve Everett (Head Business Strategy & Innovation at CDS) recently sat down with Nick Short of HQLA-X for a virtual discussion on the application of distributed ledger technology, the mobility of assets in a future technology driven eco-system, and its bearing on the securities lending industry. One of CASLA’s key … Read more

CCMA Confirms Faster Securities Settlement Project in Canada Is a Go

Today, the Canadian Capital Markets Association (CCMA) announced plans to shorten Canada’s standard securities settlement cycle – the simultaneous exchange of securities for certain payment – from two days after trade date (T+2) to one day after trade date (T+1). The target transition timing for the change is within the first half of 2024. L’ACMC … Read more