ISLA Blog Archive

ISLA Connects 2025 Round-Up

18 December 2025

On behalf of ISLA, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our ISL...

Reflections of the CEO

12 June 2025

June is an important month for ISLA, as it not only marks the final stages ...

Reflections of the CEO

18 December 2024

In January, I wrote my first blog of the year where I discussed 2024 as bei...

Five Key Takeaways from the ISLA 14th Annual Post Trade Conference

22 November 2024

Events have increasingly become a ‘conduit’ to understand the key theme...

Let's Talk Digital

30 October 2024

The Pace of Change At the beginning of the month, I was invited to speak ...

Reflections of the CEO

02 October 2024

This blog post is an excerpt of Andrew’s foreword to the ISLA H1 2024 Mar...

Reflections of the CEO

25 July 2024

Earlier in the year I wrote about 2024 being ‘the year the world goes to ...

Five Key Takeaways from the ISLA 31st Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference

25 July 2024

It has been a month since the ISLA 31st Annual Securities Finance & Col...

Key Takeaways from the CDM Showcase

27 March 2024

The dust has settled on another CDM Showcase, held in collaboration with IS...

Reflections of the CEO

19 January 2024

With 2023 firmly behind us, all eyes are looking ahead to 2024, dubbed ‘t...

Reflections of the ISLA AGM & 13th Annual Post Trade Conference

15 November 2023

On the heels of our flagship annual European conference which took place in...

Best Practice...The Need for Standardisation

13 June 2023

If a group of individuals were asked whether standards are important, you w...

Reflections of the RMA Ops & Tech Summit

11 May 2023

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Risk Management Associat...

Reflections of the CEO

02 May 2023

The Federal Reserve's report on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), published on 28 ...

Reflections of the ISLA, ICMA & ISDA CDM Showcase

03 March 2023

Last week, ISLA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)...

Reflections of the CEO

16 December 2022

2022 has been a year of considerable contrasts where we have seen the globa...

Reflections of the ISLA AGM & 12th Annual Post Trade Conference

11 November 2022

On 1 November 2022, our community gathered in London for our 12th Annual Po...

Reflections of the CEO

23 September 2022

Over the past two weeks, those of us in the UK and across the rest of the w...

Reflections of the CEO

19 July 2022

The summer is a time where most of us get away from the workplace and spend...

Reflections of the ISLA 29th Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference

17 June 2022

After a break of almost three years, I was delighted to welcome back so man...

Reflections of the CEO

26 May 2022

Over the past two weeks I have had the opportunity to participate in two re...

Reflections of the CEO

29 April 2022

During the month of April, it has been encouraging to see the progressive r...

Reflections of the CEO

18 March 2022

On 28 February, I noted with great interest the publication by the Internat...

Reflections of the CEO

04 February 2022

As we begin to see what 2022 will look like from the perspective of our mar...

Reflections of the CEO

14 January 2022

Inevitably, the first month of the year is always an opportunity to think a...

Reflections of 2021…Setting & Defining Standards for the Future

17 December 2021

As I draft my final blog for 2021, it seems somewhat like groundhog day; we...

Reflections of the CEO

26 November 2021

The past two weeks have seen the release of two quite different publication...

Reflections of the CEO

05 November 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, I am delighted to see further signs of norm...

Reflections of the ISLA AGM & Securities Finance Forum

14 October 2021

After months of lockdowns and grappling with the fallout of the global pand...

The Digital Journey…Progress & Potential

24 September 2021

In August of last year, I wrote my first blog…not as ISLA, but my first e...

Reflections of the CEO

09 September 2021

As I returned to the office after something of a summer break, it was great...

Reflections of the CEO

15 July 2021

Just under a week ago, we saw the end of the European Championships. Notwit...

Reflections of the CEO

25 June 2021

While securities lending can at times be a complex and interconnected busin...

Reflections of the CEO

01 June 2021

In a BlackRock survey of 425 global investors published in 2020, poor quali...

Reflections of the CEO

07 May 2021

On 21 April, I was privileged to be present at the launch of the Bank of En...

Reflections of the CEO

16 April 2021

As many of us return to our desks after the Easter break, we continue to se...

Reflections of ISLA's 11th Virtual Post Trade Conference

26 March 2021

ISLA’s 11th Post Trade conference, that was held remotely for the very fi...

Reflections of the CEO

04 March 2021

As we begin to see a glimmer of what a post-COVID world might look like, ma...

Reflections of the CEO

12 February 2021

For the past two weeks, the world has been fixated with the changing fortun...

Reflections of 2020...A Year Like No Other

11 December 2020

Macro Observations As we head towards the final few days of one of the m...

Reflections of the CEO

20 November 2020

Earlier this week, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minster announced a series o...

Reflections of the CEO

30 October 2020

Over the past two weeks, we have seen two important consultations published...

Reflections of the CEO

09 October 2020

Increasingly as we look at the world around us, we are beginning to remark ...

ICSF Update

29 September 2020

Welcome to my early autumn ICSF blog. I’ve recently taken advantage of...

Reflections of the CEO

25 September 2020

For those of you reading this in the northern hemisphere, you may have noti...

Continued Collaboration in the Post-Brexit Era

11 September 2020

As COVID-19 continues to affect almost every aspect of our daily personal a...

Collaborating for a New Digital Era

21 August 2020

As a fresh-faced graduate who had been in finance for nine months, I was on...

ICSF Update

07 August 2020

Welcome to the summer edition of the ICSF blog. My last blog began with ...

Reflections of Post-SFTR Implementation of Phases I & II

31 July 2020

It was more than five years ago, that I recall being asked to look at a new...

Reflections of the CEO

10 July 2020

On 14 July, we will see the start of the daily reporting of securities fina...

ICSF Update

07 July 2020

Summer has brought some welcome rays of hope, as many parts of Europe ease ...

Reflections of the CEO

19 June 2020

As we pass the middle of June and begin to see what a post-lockdown world c...

Reflections of the CEO

28 May 2020

Earlier this week, I was delighted to be invited by Roy Zimmerhansl at Pier...

ICSF Update

21 May 2020

Welcome to the third edition of the ICSF blog. I do hope you’re all keepi...

Reflections of the CEO

07 May 2020

As I am writing this week’s piece, the weight of history is very much on ...

Reflections of the CEO

17 April 2020

Whilst many of us continue to find ourselves in the midst of dealing with t...

ICSF Update

16 April 2020

I hope you all had a relaxing Easter break and stayed safe in these extraor...

Reflections of the CEO

27 March 2020

For most of you reading this in your homes, the past two weeks have been so...

Reflections of the CEO

13 March 2020

The phrase ‘living in unprecedented times’ is often used but rarely war...

ICSF Update

06 March 2020

Welcome to the inaugural ICSF blog! The past few months have certainly p...

Reflections of the CEO

28 February 2020

It is hard to believe that we are nearing only the end of February, as 2020...

Reflections of the CEO

14 February 2020

The first two weeks of February have been eventful to say the least, as onc...

Reflections of the CEO

31 January 2020

As we arrive at the end of January, it is worth thinking for a moment about...

Reflections of the CEO

17 January 2020

The turn of 2020 saw not only the start of a new year, but the arrival of t...

Reflections of the CEO

31 December 2019

The final few days of any year offer the opportunity to reflect on the high...

Reflections of the CEO

06 December 2019

Earlier this week, the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPI...

Reflections of the CEO

22 November 2019

The last two weeks have given me the opportunity to spend time with many of...

Reflections of the CEO

08 November 2019

At the end of October the clocks moved back, signalling the beginning of th...

Reflections of the CEO

23 October 2019

October is a traditionally busy month for our industry and ISLA in terms of...

Reflections of ISLA’s 10th Annual Post Trade Conference

10 October 2019

1 October 2019, London Conference Co-chairs: Michelle Gray, Operat...

Reflections of the CEO

20 September 2019

As we in the UK have once again been completely fixated on UK politics and ...

Reflections of the CEO

06 September 2019

I think that for many of us here in the UK, the political events of the pas...

Reflections of the CEO

22 August 2019

As many of us begin to return to our desks after a summer break, this perio...

New Master Reporting Agreement

15 August 2019

ISLA has partnered with the FIA, ICMA and ISDA, to create a new Master Repo...

An Update from the SFTR Project Team

06 August 2019

On Monday 29 July 2019, ISLA submitted its responses to the 85 questions ra...

Reflections of the CEO

05 July 2019

As we pass the mid-year point and find ourselves in the month of July, many...

Reflections of ISLA’s 28th Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference

25 June 2019

18 – 20th June 2019, Madrid Conference Co-chairs: Gilly Meth, Managing D...

Reflections of the CEO

07 June 2019

Looking back over the past two weeks, I am seeing some clear patterns of wh...

Reflections of the CEO

24 May 2019

Many of you who read this regular feature, will have heard from me that sec...

Reflections of the CEO

10 May 2019

The past two weeks have given me the opportunity to participate in a number...

Reflections of the CEO

26 April 2019

As we all arrive back after the Easter break, it is worth reflecting on the...

Reflections of the CEO

29 March 2019

The past two weeks have been a real contrast in many ways, with firstly the...

Reflections of the CEO

14 March 2019

The past two weeks have once again centred considerably around our regulato...

Reflections of the CEO

01 March 2019

Whilst in the previous update we highlighted the growing breadth and depth ...

Reflections of the CEO

15 February 2019

Over the past two weeks, we have had a wide variety of interactions with...

Reflections of the CEO

01 February 2019

The last two weeks of January have seen the market fully back to business a...

Reflections of the CEO – Looking to 2019

18 January 2019

With many of us back at our desks for almost two weeks, the shape of the ye...

Reflections of the CEO

18 December 2018

2018 has been a year of considerable contrasts, where we have seen the cons...

Reflections of the CEO

29 November 2018

The last two weeks have been an interesting mix of regulatory engagement he...

Reflections of the CEO

16 November 2018

The first two full weeks in November saw the end of our outreach program f...

Reflections of the CEO

01 November 2018

From an ISLA perspective, the past two weeks have been a very diverse mix ...