ESG in Securities Lending – Considerations, Solutions and the Road Ahead

Wednesday 19^th January at 12pm HK time (and subsequently available on demand) Register Here

PASLA is excited to host our first webinar of 2022 as we consider the continued growth and application of ESG principles within the world of securities lending.

What is the current state of play for ESG in Securities Lending?  How are Beneficial Owners and other market participants navigating the ESG landscape? What does the future hold? We invite you to join our ESG specialist, beneficial owners, and industry participant as they review the evolution of ESG within the securities lending world and discuss solutions for integrating ESG requirements into lending programs. 

The panelists will consider elements ranging from voting to collateral to transparency as well as offering their view on evolving ESG frameworks and how these might shape the future of the business. 

We would like to thank our Gold Sponsors BNY Mellon, Equilend and Morgan Stanley for their support of the webinar series and BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and State Street for their support of this event.

Please visit our website or LinkedIn page to stay informed of upcoming events. If you didn’t get the opportunity to watch any of our earlier webinars in this series, they are still available to view on demand. Please visit the events section of the PASLA website for access.  

As announced last year, ISLA and PASLA are working together to develop GMSLA addenda and other relevant legal documentation for the Asia Pacific markets.

The current regional addenda have now been added to the ISLA website as well as remaining on the PASLA document section.  PASLA members are able to request a log in to the ISLA website to review supplementary information including, for example, the GMSLA Pledge documentation and ISLA's clause library.  PASLA's Legal Working Group will work with ISLA to prioritize and develop further annexes and addenda identified as essential for securities lending activity across Asian Pacific markets that will be available to members of both associations.

This is a further step along the digitalization journey of industry documentation, enabling members of both associations to access market-standard templates and promote the adoption of standard provisions across the securities lending markets.  

PASLA is excited to partner with HKEx who have offered to provide an update for our members concerning the planned changes to Hong Kong’s listing rules on the 5th of January at 4:30pm HK time. This is a rare opportunity to engage directly with the exchange on one of their largest initiatives that will have an impact on both market liquidity perspective and access/hedging.   The original consultation papers can be found on the link in the "Read More" tab below.  

Your PASLA official representative will already have received an invite with dial in details - please contact info@paslaonline.com if you would also like them.