GFF Podcast

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The Global Funding and Financing (GFF) podcast is Clearstream’s podcast series for the funding and financing industry, releasing monthly episodes with senior leaders in the space of secured finance covering all major topics shaping the world of collateral, securities lending, repo and OTC derivates leading up to the 2022 edition of the GFF Summit in Luxembourg. Stay connected with the GFF community across the globe and subscribe to our show. Each of the 30 minutes of lively episodes are hosted by Andrew Keith Walker, Finance and Tech Journalist and Christian Rossler, Senior VP, Securities Lending and Borrowing Products at Clearstream. Legal Information here - https://www.clearstream.com/clearstream-en/imprint-1277756

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GFF Podcast episode 9: ETF Securities Lending and Product Innovation

Apr 04 2024 48 mins  
In this show, we discuss the arrival of ETFs in securities lending and the new product and service offerings to meet the demand for ETF lending at Clearstream. As ETFs with fixed income underlying assets are now available for securities lending and eligible for use in both fails and strategic securities lending products, we go in-depth with ETF expert Allan Stewart (Exec. Director

The future of AI in securities lending, repo and market infrastructure

Feb 29 2024 54 mins  
Tune in to the newest episode of the #GFFpodcast featuring Bart Coppens, one of the architects of OSCAR, our AI-based application for collateral management, and Fabrice Tomenko, innovation leader and CEO of Clearstream International S.A. Together with host Andrew Keith Walker they explore the latest #AI fintech innovations and the next generation of AI workplace tools.

GFF Summit Live: 2024 Outlook with Industry Leaders - What Lies Ahead?

Feb 08 2024 53 mins  
In this show we interview senior leaders live at the GFF Summit on the rising repo markets, T+1, collateral management, intraday trading & liquidity concerns, AI in finance, Central Banks, CCPs, changing monetary policy & ECB operations, clearing US Treasuries, sustainable development goals, green finance and more - with Dr. Karsten Stroborn (Deutsche Bundesbank), Leslie Ma

Year-End Special: Repo Markets, Excess Liquidity, ECB policy & Predictions for 2024

Nov 30 2023 49 mins  
In this special year-end episode, we explore the changing EU money market ecosystem. We discuss quantitative tightening, new developments in Minimum Reserve Requirements, changes to sovereign deposit remuneration and excess liquidity. With expert insight from Christophe Rieger (Head of Commerzbank's Rates and Credit Research) and Martin Nazary (Head of Short Term Products at D

Securities Lending Special: Meet the ISF Global Investor Best-in-Class 2023 Winners

Nov 03 2023 42 mins  
In this show, we celebrate our award-winning ASLplus platform. Lifetime Achievement Award winner Alexandre Roques (Head of Sec Lending Trading Desk) and Head of Securities Lending and Borrowing Banu Apers join us for a look at the innovative features and trade ideas that earned this prestigious win from a survey of borrowers around the world. We also look at how Securities Lending

SIBOS Debrief: Behind the Headlines with Marton Szigeti and Marcus Austin

Oct 05 2023 53 mins  
In this episode Marton Szigeti (Head of Collateral, Lending and Liquidity Solutions) and Marcus Austin (Head of Sales, UK Ireland & Americas, CLLS) give us the insider view of this year’s SIBOS event. We go behind the headlines to explore what the implications of T+1 will mean for markets globally; how AI and data will shape collateral and lLending over the coming years; and

Fostering New African Repo Markets with David Escoffier & the COP26 Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

Aug 03 2023 55 mins  
In this special extended episode, Christian Rossler and Andrew Keith Walker are joined in a lively discussion by special guests David Escoffier (CEO, LSF) and James Cherry (Clearstream) to discuss the LSF Secretariat's plans to reduce the burden of financing costs for African Sovereigns and high-quality counterparties through establishing secondary markets for African repos, a

Exploring CCMS - the Canadian Collateral Management System with Clearstream & TMX CDS

Jul 07 2023 47 mins  
In this new episode, our hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler are joined by two guests: Steve Everett, Head of Business Strategy & Innovation at the Canadian Depository for Securities (TMX CDS), and Fabrice Tomenko, CEO of Clearstream International. Together, they discuss the unique partnership between TMX and Clearstream and its far-reaching implications for col

Leverage the Future Potential of ECMS with Clearstream & Vermeg

Jun 01 2023 47 mins  
Welcome back to season 3 of the GFF Podcast. In this new season, we kick off episode 1 with an in-depth discussion on the work being done by Clearstream and its partner VERMEG on the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS).The ECMS will bring together the 20 Eurozone national central banks with a single, unified system for managing assets used as collateral in Eurosystem cre

Thriving in a Changing World - GFF Summit 2023 Preview

Jan 26 2023 42 mins  
In this show we preview the upcoming GFF Summit 2023 in Luxembourg with CEO of Clearstream Securities Services Samuel Riley, and Head of Collateral, Lending and Liquidity Solutions Marton Szigeti. Together with co-hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler, they discuss the major themes that will dominate 2023 in the securities lending and repo markets, plus the theme of this