Battle Ready for Basel III Endgame


Banks will be forced to change their capital allocation strategies to comply with new calculation methods under Basel III Endgame. Understanding how these changes will impact securities finance and broader capital market transactions is crucial for beneficial owners and the future risk/return of their programs.

Credit Benchmark’s Mark Faulkner sits down with Brooke Gillman of eSecLending and Andrew Dyson of ISLA to better understand how the buyside can prepare for the pending market transformation. This is a 2-part podcast.

Listen to Part 1 HERE.

Listen to Part 2 HERE.

Papers mentioned in the podcast:

Prudential Banking Rules: Explanatory Note – ISLA (islaemea.org)

Something Better Change: Securities Lending Indemnification is Unsustainable in Its Current Form – Credit Benchmark

EU Capital Rules to Increase Buyside Trading Costs – Credit Benchmark


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