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PASLA is excited to share the latest episode in our 2024 podcast series ASIA SECURITIES FINANCE MONTHLY hosted by Matt MacArthur, exclusively sponsored by EquiLend. In this episode Patrick Morrissey (Vanguard, USA) provides insight into how one of the world’s largest asset managers fits into the securities finance world as well as sharing recent experiences of Vanguard moving away from a traditional agent lender to instead bringing their lending capability inhouse. As registration opens for the 2025 PASLA conference, Stephen Howard (PASLA, Hong Kong) shares his excitement about the event and provides a preview into PASLA’s future growth plans as we approach our 30th anniversary. Essential listening for anyone interested in securities finance in Asia. We look forward to delivering more podcasts throughout the year. Contact us at podcast@paslaonline.com for feedback, topic suggestions and sponsorship opportunities. Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gDyCfPmY Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/g-QaWP98 Listen on PASLA website: https://lnkd.in/gQUV_F3N

PASLA is excited to announce that Barrenjoey has become an official member of the Association. Established in 2020, Barrenjoey is an Australian financial services firm that is diversified across six businesses, providing full-service capability across Equities, Research, Fixed Income, Corporate Finance (including Advisory & Capital Markets) and Private Capital. The addition of Barrenjoey as a new member of PASLA marks a significant milestone for the Association as it continues to expand its footprint in the Australasia region, following the signing of the letter of intent with Australian Securities Lending Association (ASLA) in June 2024. Barrenjoey will be joining as a PASLA Prime Lite member. About PASLA Prime Lite Membership: Specifically aimed at Securities Houses, Participating Dealers, Physical and Synthetic Prime Brokers that operate in a single market within Asia Pacific. If your organisation is interested in learning more about PASLA and joining our growing membership, please contact us at info@paslaonline.com.

We are pleased to announce the opening of registration for PASLA’s 2025 Annual Conference on Asian Securities Finance, which will be held from 26 to 27 February 2025 in Macau. Join us for two days full of rich content including regional insights, education and thought leadership as well as incredible networking opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you in Macau in 2025.   Please visit our conference website for more details and to register: https://lnkd.in/gKGcXPpn   More details of the conference including agenda highlights and speaker lineup will be announced soon. Stay tuned! #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance

Registrations are now open for our upcoming Tokyo networking event, with sponsorship from BNY. PASLA is looking forward to hosting you for an evening amongst peers in the securities finance industry. All PASLA members are welcome and encouraged to join. Date: Wednesday 13th November Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Location: Breeze of Tokyo, 36/F Marunouchi Building, 2 Chome-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, 100-6336, Tokyo Registration: Prior registration is required as space is limited; email info@paslaonline.com with your firms’ suggested attendees. #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance #Networking

PASLA is excited to announce that Trading Apps has become an official member of the Association. Established over a decade ago, Trading Apps is a software business that seeks to solve long standing securities finance industry challenges. Through their suite of offerings, Trading Apps has created a series of modules that automate transactions, enable business scale, manage trade volumes, and eliminate manual errors. Joining PASLA demonstrates their continued commitment to enhancing the securities lending market through technology and innovation. PASLA represents the securities finance market in the Asia-Pacific region and is joined by over 60 leading investment banks, securities houses, dealers and prime brokers, agent lenders and asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and solutions providers that participate in the securities finance activities in the region. If your organisation is interested in learning more about PASLA and joining our growing membership, please contact us at info@paslaonline.com. #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance  

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea has announced the passing of a revision bill for the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA). The bill aims to enhance regulations on short selling and is scheduled to lift the ban on short selling by the end of March 2025, following its approval during the National Assembly’s plenary session.   PASLA welcomes the passing of this revision bill, which is an encouraging development for all investors and issuers. The revisions provide a key step toward reopening the South Korean market. The resumption of short selling activities will enable both international and domestic market participants to engage fully in the market with a comprehensive suite of hedging and investment tools.   PASLA supports the FSC’s objective to level the playing field for market participants and to address illegal and unfair trading practices. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with local stakeholders to implement an effective framework for resuming securities lending and borrowing activities. PASLA will continue to maintain close communication between our members and local stakeholders to support the future growth of a healthy securities finance market in South Korea. #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance

We are excited to host a networking event in Singapore - the perfect opportunity to mingle with other members. The event is complimentary to PASLA members, subject to capacity. Please extend the invite to your colleagues based in Singapore. Location: Mortar & Pestle, 269 South Bridge Road, Level 4, Singapore Date/ Time: Wednesday 16th October, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Registration: Prior registration is required as space is limited; email info@paslaonline.com with your firms' suggested attendees.

PASLA is happy to announce that Vinesh Patel, CFA will be leading our newly established Future Technology working group. Together with other members of the working group, Vinesh and the group will continue to drive the association’s advocacy agenda and shape the securities finance industry through the lens of new technologies that enhance transactions and promote interoperability. PASLA’s Working Groups are a core component of our Association; bringing together our members around specific markets or themes, leveraging their collective expertise, and enabling PASLA to develop industry-led consensus with our stakeholders. This year saw the formation of two Working Groups: Future Technology and Taxation, both with individual goals that seek to drive productive outputs for the entire membership. We are excited to see the efforts of the Future Technology working group and encourage any members interested in joining our Working Groups to reach out to info@paslaonline.com #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance #PASLAWorkingGroup #FutureTechnology

PASLA is excited to share the latest episode in our 2024 podcast series ASIA SECURITIES FINANCE MONTHLY hosted by Matt MacArthur, exclusively sponsored by EquiLend. In this episode Harpreet Bains (JPMorganChase, London) lifts the curtain on what is meant by the tokenization of real world assets, providing examples of its use today and potential in the future.  Benjamin Reeder (eSecLending, London) shares his thoughts on almost 2 decades based in Asia Pacific region, the challenges of now covering the region from London and highlights which APAC market currently has the most revenue potential. Essential listening for anyone interested in securities finance in Asia. We look forward to delivering more podcasts throughout the year. Contact us at podcast@paslaonline.com for feedback, topic suggestions and sponsorship opportunities. Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gVr4-5cr Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gad4kEBb Listen on PASLA website: https://lnkd.in/gEvcQ7zy

PASLA, in collaboration with Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, hosted a securities lending and collateral management workshop yesterday. The workshop was well attended by more than 90 attendees. We would like to express our gratitude to our expert instructors Wenyan M. (Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong) and Kelvin Chiu (JP Morgan, Hong Kong) for taking the time to share their insights and thoroughly explain securities lending fundamentals to the attendees. PASLA is committed to providing its members with continuous learning opportunities to enhance their professional knowledge across the securities finance business and obtain first-hand insights from industry experts. To learn more about PASLA membership and the upcoming events, please reach out to info@paslaonline.com to get in touch and stay tuned by following our LinkedIn page. #PASLA #AsiaSecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesFinance #SecuritiesLending #CollateralManagement #Education