Some high-level take-aways from our CEO and Co-founder, Guido Stroemer :
Collaboration across the industry is paramount for achieving market standardization and market adoption. Interoperation across networks is key. Avoid creating new silos. Broad consensus that a digital cash solution would enhance HQLAᵡ product offering and further accelerate market adoption of our platform. DLT is an enabler for managing collateral more efficiently across business lines, legal entities, asset classes, custody locations, and time zones. There are risks to remaining on the sidelines. Get involved in DLT initiatives such as HQLAᵡ and help shape the transformation of the securities finance ecosystem. The value of services provided by new DLT platforms is expected to far out-weigh the cost of the services.
Panel 1 Accelerating Collateral Mobility
Moderator: Julie-Anne Atkins (J.P. Morgan)
Panelists: Olivier Grimonpont (Euroclear), Staffan Ahlner (State Street), Jerome Blais (BNP Paribas), Simon Squire (BNY Mellon), Jens Hachmeister (DBAG), Romain Dumas (Credit Suisse)
Panel 2 Collateral Innovation Roadmap
Moderator: Matt McDermott (Goldman Sachs)
Panelists: Xiaonan Zou (UBS), Simone Cortese (Fnality), Tony Ashraf (BlackRock), Scott Lucas (J.P. Morgan), Ben Scarrott (Morgan Stanley), John Southgate (Citi)
HQLAᵡ Conference 2021