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
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
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
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
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
TORONTO, Thursday, 04 November 2021 – The Canadian Securities Lending Association (CASLA) is delighted to announce that the recently formed collaborative global working group, will be now formally known as the Global Alliance of Securities Lending Associations (GASLA). The global group, which announced its formation in September 2021, is a collaboration of leading global securities … Read more
The working group seeks closer collaboration on global priorities while recognising regional differences, with initial focus on ESG (Hong Kong/Johannesburg/London/Philadelphia/Toronto) A number of associations representing the majority of global securities lending market participants today announced that they had formed a group to facilitate collaboration and better coordinate their efforts. The global group, which first met … Read more
Integrating ESG Considerations Into Securities Lending (May 2021) – https://www.rmahq.org/journal-articles/2021/july-august/integrating-esg-considerations-into-securities-lending-providing-a-view-of-the-esg-data-landscape-and-proposing-best-practices/
Global Framework for ESG and Securities Lending (with RMA, May 2021) – https://www.paslaonline.com/downloads/GFESL-202105.pdf
ESG in Securities Lending (survey and white paper in partnership with EY, April 2020) – https://www.paslaonline.com/downloads/ESG_EY_report_202004.PDF
