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Securities Lending 2021 Recap & 2022 Outlook with John Arnesen
Pierpoint Perspective$ - December 16, 2021 01:00 - 1 hourJoin Roy Zimmerhansl with guest John Arnesen to go through a wide ranging review of securities finance over 2021 from GameStop at the beginning of the year, through IPOs and SPACs that had a major impact on revenues, on to Korean short selling bans expiring and much much more. The episode inclu...
David McIntosh, Doug Reay, Blue Fire AI & Risk Managment
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourDavid McIntosh and Doug Reay, both Managing Directors of Blue Fire AI provide listeners with fascinating insights into the use of Artificial Intelligence in portfolio risk management and investment decision-making. They provide real-life examples (such as Wirecard) of the strengths and limitati...
Chris Hagstrom, Kayenta, Enhancing Hedge Fund Treasury Ops
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 16, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourChris Hagstrom CEO, Kayenta, identifies the challenges in the hedge fund treasury space and takes host Roy Zimmerhansl through how Kayenta is addressing those issues. Some themes consistent with the wider securities finance ecosystem arise, such as lack of standardisation. The problems Kayen...
Ben Arnold & Michael Ashby, Meraki Global Advisors
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 09, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutesBen Arnold and Michael Ashby of Meraki Global Advisors meet with Pierpoint Perspectives host Roy Zimmerhansl and speak with him on outsourced trading, the different models and the reasons why asset managers of all types may want to consider outsourced trading. There are lessons to be learned and...
Ben Arnold & Michael Ashby, Meraki Global Advisors - Outsourced Trading
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 09, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutesBen Arnold and Michael Ashby of Meraki Global Advisors meet with Pierpoint Perspectives host Roy Zimmerhansl and speak with him on outsourced trading, the different models and the reasons why asset managers of all types may want to consider outsourced trading. There are lessons to be learned and...
Darren Crowther & Vishal Agrawal - Broadridge Managing Technology Transition
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourDarren Crowther and Vishal Agrawal of Broadridge join host Roy Zimmerhansl to discuss technology - the current state; the existing and potential applications for robotics and artificial intelligence; and the disruptors that are already influencing the thinking of financial market participants. ...
Mark Faulkner. Credit Benchmark - Regs, Ratings & ESG
Pierpoint Perspective$ - March 25, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutesMark Faulkner, Co-Founder Credit Benchmark engages in a wide-ranging discussion with host Roy Zimmerhansl covering Basel IV, Peer-to-Peer, Pledge Collateral, Indemnifications, and even 'meme stocks'. Timeline 00:00 Introduction 2:45 New developments at Credit Benchmark 6:30 Importance of Bas...
Nick Bruce Regis-TR - Trade Repositories, SFTR and more
Pierpoint Perspective$ - March 11, 2021 01:00 - 59 minutesThis episode features Nick Bruce, who is Head of Business Development at Regis-TR; one of Europe's leading Trade Repositories. Speaking with host Roy Zimmerhansl, Nick gives listeners his perspective on the role of trade repositories, the rollout of SFTR, the challenge and opportunities of d...
QP Dufournet-Tran, IHS Markit, SFTR 6M Review Pt 2
Pierpoint Perspective$ - February 04, 2021 09:20 - 43 minutesQue Phuong Dufournet-Tran, Trading Services & Analytics Regulatory Affairs, IHS Markit, continues with her SFTR Review, this time looking forward - what is the focus for the firms and industry participants for 2021? In January 2021, her scope was widened beyond SFTR due to the IHS Markit ha...
QP Dufournet-Tran, IHS Markit - SFTR 6 Month Review
Pierpoint Perspective$ - January 29, 2021 07:45 - 1 hourQue Phuong Dufournet-Tran, IHS Markit, takes listeners and host Roy Zimmerhansl through a review of the progress at the six-month stage after initial SFTR implementation. Que Phuong works at IHS Markit in Trading and Services regulatory affairs, leading relations with industry associations ...
Richard Comotto - SFTR 6 Month Review
Pierpoint Perspective$ - January 21, 2021 07:45 - 1 hourRichard Comotto, expert securities finance consultant with a deep and rich history in repo markets gives his assessment of the first six months of the implementation of SFTR. He shares his views with host Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead at Pierpoint. Richard's LinkedIn profile: https://www.l...
Review of "Hot Trades" Blogs 2020
Pierpoint Perspective$ - December 17, 2020 01:01 - 56 minutesJeroen Bakker and Roy Zimmerhansl review Jeroen's blog post series of (In)Famous Hot Trades that involve securities lending. The blog posts mentioned in the episode are listed as part of the timeline Timeline 00:00 Introduction 8:04 Wirecard https://bit.ly/HotWirecard 11:09 Grenke AG ht...
Lucinda Guthrie, Executive Editor, Acuris - M&A, Capital Markets, Deals – Review and Outlook
Pierpoint Perspective$ - December 03, 2020 01:01 - 45 minutesLucinda Guthrie, Executive Editor, Acuris, has been covering financial markets as a journalist for the past 15 years. She has been at the heart of deals and deal-making and she takes listeners through a review of 2020 and looks forward to 2021. You can find Lucinda on LinkedIn here Learn m...
Max Budra, AIMA - Short Selling and Responsible Investment
Pierpoint Perspective$ - November 26, 2020 00:57 - 51 minutesMax Budra of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) speaks with Roy Zimmerhansl about "Short Selling and Responsible Investment" a report released by AIMA in conjunction with Simmons and Simmons. Follow Max and AIMA AIMA Website Max Budra on LinkedIn Max's email: mbudra...
Manooj Mistry - Past, Present and Future of ETFs
Pierpoint Perspective$ - November 18, 2020 23:57 - 1 hourThis week’s guest is Manooj Mistry who has been at the heart of the growth of the ETF market in Europe. Manooj shares his personal journey with Roy Zimmerhansl - the tremendous growth of ETFs in Europe over the past 20 plus years. Manooj was formerly the head of ETFs and Index Investing at ...
Lynden Howie, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe - Synthetic Prime Brokerage
Pierpoint Perspective$ - November 12, 2020 00:09 - 53 minutesLynden Howie, European Head of Equity Finance speaks in-depth with host Roy Zimmerhansl about Synthetic Prime Brokerage. You can follow Lynden and Cantor Fitzgerald as follows: Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (including a section on Prime Services): https://www.cantor.com/global/europe/ Lynden o...
Roger Cohen, Portable Beta - ETFs and more!
Pierpoint Perspective$ - November 05, 2020 06:54 - 57 minutesRoger Cohen, founder of Portable Beta is an investor, derivatives specialist and academic, and joins host Roy Zimmerhansl to discuss ETFs; geared, leveraged and bear funds; ESG and quantum theory. You can follow Roger's work as follows: Roger Cohen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...
Interview with Andy Dyson, CEO, ISLA October 2020
Pierpoint Perspective$ - October 29, 2020 00:02 - 1 hourShow Notes Andy Dyson, CEO, International Securities Lending Association addresses a huge range of topical and challenging issues in a sweeping and fast paced one-hour interview with host Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead, Pierpoint Financial Consulting. Timeline: 2:27 Reflections on I...
Fraser Perring - Viceroy Research - Short Selling Wirecard and other stocks
Pierpoint Perspective$ - September 23, 2020 22:57 - 40 minutesThis episode features renowned short seller Fraser Perring of Viceroy Research. Perring called out Wirecard publicly and suffered the consequences of challenging a darling stock. Other major frauds followed including Steinhoff, which was a $7.4 billion fiasco. Roy Zimmerhansl asks Perring ...
Managing Service Providers
Pierpoint Perspective$ - September 02, 2020 23:47 - 58 minutesToday's episode covers the topic of Managing Service Provider Relationships and includes a discussion on ServiceMatrix, a ground-breaking alternative to traditional vendor benchmarking. Host Roy Zimmerhansl is joined by Lawrence Inman, Senior Supplier Oversight and Relationship Manager, Fund...
The Value of Exclusive arrangements
Pierpoint Perspective$ - August 19, 2020 23:42 - 52 minutesThe Pierpoint team, Jeroen Bakker, John Arnesen and Roy Zimmerhansl discuss and debate the value of Exclusive lending arrangements. Show timeline: 03:06 What is an Exclusive? 06:50 Exclusives - just another securities lending transaction? 10:00 What value does an Agent Lender add? 1...
Jeroen Bakker - Deeper dive into what Securities Borrowers want
Pierpoint Perspective$ - August 13, 2020 00:01 - 1 hourJeroen Bakker, Pierpoint Benelux Consulting Lead, delves further into the issues that are important for borrowers when they are determining where to source assets from. Check out Jeroen's latest blog post on the short squeeze that drove Volkswagen into briefly reaching the position of the l...
Gary Klahr, EquiLend: Building on the Past
Pierpoint Perspective$ - August 05, 2020 23:36 - 29 minutesGary Klahr, Associate Director, EquiLend is interviewed by Roy Zimmerhansl and talks about standardisation, operational efficiency, EquiLend’s mission and their support for the Pierpoint white paper series “A Journey Through Time: Paper 1 – Building on the Past” White paper available here: ...
Mark Faulkner, Co-Founder Credit Benchmark talks Basel IV
Pierpoint Perspective$ - July 22, 2020 22:46 - 47 minutesMark Faulkner Co-Founder Credit Benchmark addresses Basel IV issues for Securities Finance with podcast host Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead at Pierpoint Financial Consulting Ltd. Stories mentioned in the podcast/other relevant material: Basel IV Rules CCP Network Creditworthiness Sub Cu...
Comments on IHS Markit 2020 First Half Securities Lending Revenue Report
Pierpoint Perspective$ - July 15, 2020 22:42 - 22 minutesPodcast Host Roy Zimmerhansl, Practice Lead at Pierpoint Financial Consulting Ltd reviews securities lending revenues for the first six months of 2020 using IHS Markit data as the source for his comments. Stories mentioned in the podcast: IHS Markit firs half 2020 snapshot: https://ihsmar...
Ali Kazimi - Taxes and Securities Lending
Pierpoint Perspective$ - July 08, 2020 22:19 - 1 hourEpisode Guest: Ali Kazimi, Managing Director, Hansuke Consulting Ltd talks tax with host Roy Zimmerhansl Ali provides listeners with a tour de force on key current issues for tax in securities finance as well as the past, present and future outlook. 3:01 Why should people listen to this po...
The Operational Framework with John Arnesen
Pierpoint Perspective$ - July 01, 2020 21:08 - 41 minutesIn this podcast, Pierpoint partners John Arnesen and Roy Zimmerhansl discuss the operational framework that is integral to the securities lending business both today and looking forward. 1:05 Why should people listen to this programme? 1:49 Are the terms “Front Office” and “Back Office...
Shaun Murray on UMR, Collateral Management & Clearing
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 24, 2020 21:59 - 1 hourEpisode Guest: Shaun Murray, Managing Partner at Margin Reform interviewed by podcast host, Roy Zimmerhansl In this podcast Shaun provides commentary on UMR and how firms can make the most of the deferred implementation of Phase 5, the application of DLT to address documentation delays. The...
Interview on short selling with James Clunie, Jupiter Asset Management
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 17, 2020 23:07 - 49 minutesEpisode Guest: James Clunie - Head of Strategy, Absolute Return Jupiter Asset Management interview by Roy Zimmerhansl In this episode James shares his views and insights into the concept and practice of short selling. James joined Jupiter in 2013. He is currently Head of Strategy, Absolute...
Interview on short selling with James Clunie, Jupiter Asset Management
Pierpoint Perspective$ - June 17, 2020 23:07 - 49 minutesEpisode Guest: James Clunie - Head of Strategy, Absolute Return Jupiter Asset Management interview by Roy Zimmerhansl In this episode James shares his views and insights into the concept and practice of short selling. James joined Jupiter in 2013. He is currently Head of Strategy, Absolute...
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