GFF Podcast
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
GFF Podcast
Back to the Future with Eurex Clearing
In this month's show, we welcome Phil Simons (Eurex Global Head of Sales for Fixed Income Derivatives, Funding and Financing) and Frank Odendall (Eurex Head of Repo Product & Business Development) to discuss the current conditions and challenges in the EU 27.
We discuss the huge growth in cleared repo, driven by the need for margining and variations in a volatile EU marketplace, meeting the challenges of the 'perfect storm' of inflation, QE tapering, post-COVID economic recovery, EMIR refit, UMR phase 6 and the geopolitical situation in Ukraine. Plus the issues on the horizon relating to Euro clearing moving away from LCH, plus the need for Pension and buy-side firms to report under new rules.
We also explore solutions for market participants, such as Eurex's hugely successful ISA Direct programme, innovations in balance sheet optimisation and cost-reduction for back office operations, plus the rise of Total Return Futures and equity swaps over uncleared, bilateral trades.