GFF podcast now live - Episode 1: The award-winning ASLplus platform with Tilman Fechter and Alexandre Roques
The first episode of our new GFF podcast explores the need for central banks to lend high quality liquid assets (HQLA) acquired through the ECB’s asset purchasing schemes (public sector purchase programme - PSPP and pandemic emergency purchase programme - PEPP) back into securities markets to increase liquidity.
Our special guests for this launch episode are Tilman Fechter, Head of Banking, Funding & Financing and Alexandre Roques, Head of Securities Lending, Trading & Distribution Desk at Clearstream who are discussing the role of the ASLplus platform which has become a major part of the HQLA securities and foreign reserve lending for central banks and Sovereign Wealth Funds around the world.
GFF Podcast episode 1: The award-winning ASLplus platform
The GFF podcast episode 1 is also available on all your favourite streaming platforms, you can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible and more.
GFF podcast series - stay connected with the GFF community across the globe
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 derivatives leading up to the 2022 edition of the GFF Summit in Luxembourg.
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 Products at Clearstream.
Outlook episode 2 – watch out 30 July 2021
In episode 2 we will explore the fails lending or fails curing programmes of Clearstream. Special guests are Banu Apers, Head of Securities Lending & Borrowing and Catherine Pring, Expert Product Management, Securities Lending & Borrowing at Clearstream.