As one industry event ends, another approaches swiftly! Our new podcast episode of Peer Connections, ‘Preparing for ISLA', features Matthew Brunette of Norges Bank Investment Management and active GPFA member, joined by Ina Budh-Raja of BNY and Chair of the ISLA Board of Directors, and Andrew Dyson, CEO of the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA), to discuss the upcoming 2024 ISLA Conference. They talk about the panels they're most looking forward to and the positive impact when various players in the value chain gather to look to the future, discuss common challenges and create solutions together. Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/ejhjHqdt

GPFA has once again partnered with the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) to run a dedicated beneficial owner meeting during the conference. This Beneficial Owner session will take place on Tuesday, 18 June from 9AM-12PM and is for registered beneficial owners attending the conference. This half day session will be led by GPFA members Alexander Scott Baker from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Morten Gevoll from Norges Bank Investment Management and will focus on the specific challenges and opportunities facing beneficial owners in today’s market. Key discussion topics include T+1 settlement, Basel endgame, cybersecurity threats, routes to market and digitalization in the investment industry. We look forward to connecting with you then!

We are better together. When global beneficial owners learn from one another and discuss best practices, the entire market grows and evolves. And when beneficial owners engage directly with bank participants, we move forward even further. Partnering with the Canadian Securities Lending Association today to educate the market on what the Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) is, and how its members approach the securities finance markets, was well received by CASLA attendees. Thank you CASLA co-chairs, Mary Jane Schuessler, Roanna Kim, CSP, and Kyle A. Kolasingh for inviting GPFA members to speak today. And many thanks to Andrew Thornhill and Curtis James Dutton, CFA for joining our GPFA members, Chris Benish from State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Sandy McRae, CA, CPA from CPP Investments | Investissements RPC, and Trevor Amoils from AustralianSuper in an engaging discussion.

Canada coming in strong! 🇨🇦 40% of our Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) members are Canadian beneficial owners and yesterday we gathered with an amazing group of these members in Toronto to learn, share, and discuss the global securities financing market. Thank you to Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan for hosting our meeting and a massive thank you to Ivoneke Taylor and Kowshika Thiruparanathan, CFA from Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan, Jennifer Lin from HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan), and Sally Kan MBA, CFA from OMERS for planning an excellent member meeting. Next up is Geneva for the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) conference! Looking forward to seeing many more members there.

Are you heading to Toronto for CASLA in a few weeks or want to learn more about the association? Tune in to our latest podcast episode of Peer Connections, 'Looking Ahead to CASLA', as Chris Benish is joined by Mary Jane Schuessler, Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets and President of the Canadian Securities Lending Association board, to discuss the upcoming 2024 CASLA Conference, the history and evolution of the association, agenda items to look forward to and some advice for those visiting Toronto!

Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eSQimfEg

GPFA is pleased to announce Cbus Super Fund has joined our global beneficial owner association. Cbus Super marks the fourth major Australian superannuation fund to be part of our buyside community. Cbus Super is Australia’s leading specialist super fund for workers in building, construction and allied industries. We are thrilled to further expand our member reach in this important global region. A warm welcome to Cbus Super – we look forward to your involvement and contributions to the GPFA community.

We are delighted to announce that GPFA has welcomed NZ Super Fund as a new member! This marks a significant milestone for GPFA as our beneficial owner network continues to expand globally. Learning from one another and finding ways to collaborate on industry best practices is important to GPFA members and broadening the scope of experience to include the team at NZ Super Fund makes our global community stronger. We look forward to involving you in the GPFA community. A warm welcome to NZ Super Fund!

Join us at FISL 2024 in NYC! On Thursday, May 9th, GPFA will be partnering with Finadium to host a closed-door beneficial owner session facilitated by Cherie Jeffries, Director of Fixed Income Trading, State Board of Administration of Florida and Tim Wirkus, Senior Analyst, State of Wisconsin Investment Board. Registration is free for qualified buy-side attendees. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ePviDwrf We hope to see you there!

New podcast alert! GPFA Peer Connections is back with a new podcast episode: Evolution of Insourcing: Understanding the Different Models. In this episode, Matthew Brunette from Norges Bank Investment Management, Jerry May from OPERS and Michael Stamm from State of Wisconsin Investment Board join Brooke Hawkins Gillman to discuss the reasons each approach insourcing securities finance in different ways, from hybrid trading, to control over cash management, to owning risk or to managed agent models. No matter the route, each beneficial owner has evolved to meet their organization's needs while understanding their relative skill sets, resources, and operational capacities. What do you want GPFA members to podcast about next? Let us know and listen here now: https://lnkd.in/e3xgaM-u

We want to see beneficial owners in Geneva! GPFA is pleased to announce that we have once again partnered with International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) to run a dedicated beneficial owner meeting during their 31st Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference. This Beneficial Owner session will take place on Tuesday, 18 June from 9AM-12PM and is for registered beneficial owners attending the conference. Leading the session are GPFA members Alexander Scott Baker from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Morten Gevoll from Norges Bank Investment Management. Beneficial owners, please reach out to Scott and Morten ahead of time if you have topics you would like to discuss with your peers. You can also send in topics for discussion to International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) or Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA). We hope to see you there!

We always say that when global beneficial owner peers come together to network, learn, and discuss industry best practices, our entire marketplace moves forward. Last week in Singapore, this again proved to be true. Meeting alongside the PASLA Conference on Asian Securities Lending,, Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) members and beneficial owner friends gathered to discuss many of topics driving the securities financing markets today. GPFA and our members are incredibly grateful to GIC, Tommaso Sechi, CFA, Yin Yin Ng, and the rest of your team for hosting the meeting. Thank you also to Bethel Loh for co-leading the meeting with Yin Yin Ng.

If you did not make it to Singapore last week, don't worry there are many more in-person GPFA beneficial owner meetings planned for 2024! Here is a sneak preview of what is to come. Get in touch with GPFA if you are interested to attend or would like more information on becoming a member of the only Association in our market created by the buyside for the buyside.

Attention GPFA members and beneficial owner friends! In advance of the Canadian Securities Lending Association’s Annual Conference on Securities Lending in June, GPFA is hosting an in-person meeting for GPFA members and other beneficial owner friends in Toronto the afternoon prior on Wednesday, 5 June 2024 from 2:30pm – 4:30pm. The meeting will be held at one of our pension member offices in downtown Toronto. Please reach out if you would like to attend or get involved. More details will be available soon.

GPFA is pleased to announce British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has joined our global beneficial owner association! Adding BCI to our Association completes the representation from the largest pension plans in Canada, a group which is informally known as the Maple 8. Canadian beneficial owners run highly sophisticated securities financing programs and are some of the leading market participants globally. The GPFA member community is thrilled to have BCI part of the group, and we look forward to the knowledge sharing and expansion of best practices discussions that will follow by having BCI involved. BCI is the 33rd beneficial owner to join GPFA. Today, GPFA members represent nearly $10 trillion in assets globally, with nearly 80% of those members and assets being from global public / government pension plans or sovereign wealth funds. Welcome BCI! We look forward to getting you involved in the GPFA community!

Attention GPFA members and beneficial owner friends attending the upcoming PASLA / The Risk Management Association Conference on Asian Securities Lending in Singapore: GPFA will lead a beneficial owner meeting hosted by GIC at their offices on Tuesday, 5 March in the morning. The agenda will be shared with GPFA members, so other beneficial owner friends, please reach out if you would like to attend or get involved.