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Impact of an exceptional year on the Australian repo, collateral & liquidity markets

 

Live Webinar Series, 11:00 AEST | 22 Sep 2020

 

Perspectives, outlook and opportunities from an expert panel representing the RBA, Super fund industry, repo dealers & collateral service providers.

 

To begin our Australia masterclass webinar series we get to hear from our panel of experts within the repo & collateral value chain on the impacts and outlooks of the exceptional events in the first half of 2020.

 

  • RBA monetary response & actions, redefining the new normal repo market.
  • Super funds liquidity management & future frameworks impact with fiscal stimulus
  • What impact are collateral service experts seeing from widening repo collateral scope to all asset classes, as well as extension to phase-in of initial margining rules? 

 

Moderator
  • Sasha Conoplia, Sales Manager, ASX Collateral & Austraclear, ASX
Speakers
  • Hendrik van Senden, Liqudity Manager, NSW Tcorp
  • Hugh Leonard, Director, Repo Sales & Trading, RBC
  • Dr. Richard Findlay, Senior of Market Operations, RBA
  • Michael Davies, Director Sales, BNY Mellon
  • Malcolm Poes, Portfolio Manager Exposure Management, SunSuper

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Securities finance landscape pre & post-Covid. What does the future hold? 

 

Live Webinar Series, 14:00 AEST | 22 Sep 2020

 

2020 was set for ambitious growth in securities lending for the Australian supply & demand side. What effect have the various impacts, headlines and reactions to Covid had on this momentum? Where do our experts see the future opportunities for beneficial owners? Our expert panel will provide their perspective on:

 

  • The market overview in numbers, future sentiment.
  • Impact of early access to the March liquidity squeeze & where the demand-side opportunity lies in low-interest rate environment.
  • Short selling debate hit the headlines from one high profile beneficial owner, market reaction, and other themes to emerge from exceptional first half.

 

Moderator

  • Stewart Cowan, Executive Director, Head of APAC Securities Finance Product, IHSMarkit
 
Speakers
  • Hayley Fenn, Market and Financing Relationship Manager, BNP Paribas
  • Rob Nichols, Executive Director, Prime Finance, J.P. Morgan
  • Joshua Altit, Head of Portfolio Execution, CBUS
  • Claire Thornton, Senior Manager, balance Sheet Management, AustralianSuper
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Centralisation of Liquidity & Collateral management
 

Live Webinar Series, 11:00 AEST | 24 Sep 2020

 

The next generation securities finance model - centralisation of liquidity & collateral management. Understand how the larger & more sophisticated Super funds managed their active securities finance programs through the challenges of the pandemic, and monetary & fiscal initiatives including early access.

 

  • Super funds & their service providers were fast replicating global best in breed funds such as Canadian pension funds. How has this model reacted and evolved from the pandemic? Has it been a catalyst for centralisation of liquidity & collateral management?
  • New routes to optimisation in low-interest rate environment. A look at new and emerging product development from agent lenders, leading investment banks and Super funds.
  • High-profile merger talks continue, yet regulators wish to avoid concentration risk. Panellists will provide their views on the expected pace of consolidation and future risk management capability of the next generation securities optimisation desk. 

 

Moderator
  • Philip Garrett, Managing Director, Tír na nÓg
 
Speakers
  • Sam Watkins, MD, Head of Synthetic Equity Distribution Asia Pacific & Head of Equity Derivative Sales Australia & New Zealand, Goldman Sachs
  • Grace Hayman, Senior Relationship Manager, Northern Trust
  • Tony Georgievski, Executive Director, Agency Securities Lending Corporate & Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan
  • Stuart Corradini, Portfolio Manager, Aware Super
  • Joris Hillmann, Head of Capital Markets, Australian Super
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ESG and Securities Finance
 

Live Webinar Series, 14:00 AEST | 24 Sep 2020

 

As the world begins to recover from the Covid pandemic, there is no doubt that that the sustainable finance agenda will play an integral part in that recovery process. As retail investors increasingly demand other outcomes from their investments than simply profit, this session will debate where Australia is on this journey.

 

We will consider how our markets have to respond to these changing sentiments and the crucial role that securities lending can play in developing these new investment norms.

 

Moderator
  • Natalie Floate, Head of Market & Financing Services Asia-Pacific, BNP Paribas
 
Speaker
  • Jason Steed, Head of Equity Research, Australia, J.P.Morgan
  • Kate Saulenas, Analyst within the Portfolio Analytics & Research Group, SunSuper
  • Mark Faulkner, Founder, CreditBenchmark
  • Chunhua Ou, Executive Director, Head of Agency Securities Lending Relationship Management, APAC, J.P. Morgan

  • Zubair Nizami, Head of Securities Lending Trading – Asia Pacific, Brown Brothers Harriman (Hong Kong) Limited

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