A Unified Voice for the Global Loan Market
A Global Loan Market Association Not quite but at the 17th Loan Market Association (LMA) Annual Conference in September, the respective chief executives of the three associations shared a stage, moderated by Bryan Pascoe, the CEO of International Capital Market Association (ICMA). With Sean Griffin of Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and James Hogan of […]
Expert Perspectives: Exploring the Future of Trade and Commodities Finance
At the Loan Market Association’s 17th Annual Conference, we had a great panel on” Trade and Commodities Finance” where Shobhit Singh Head of Trade Finance – Metals & Minerals at Trafigura, Sean Edwards, Head of Legal EMA at SMBC Group and chairman of ITFA, Rebecca Shepherd, Senior Associate at Clifford chance, and Nils Behling, Co-founder […]
Fund Finance and It’s Siblings: Key Questions on Market Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
At the Loan Market Association’s 17th Annual Loan Markets Conference in September 2024, the panel discussion on “Fund Finance and its Siblings” generated no shortage of questions, though not enough time was available to address them all. As the fund finance market continues to grow and gain attention, it’s only natural for questions to arise […]
Decoding Fund Finance: The Hidden Giant of the Loan Market
It’s the biggest asset class you never heard of—until now. Even by private loan market standards, the fund finance market is a highly private market. However, it’s been gaining attention, often accompanied by scepticism over how it’s being used. The panel discussion “Fund finance and its siblings” at the 17th LMA’s Loan Markets Conference in […]
Financing the Next Industrial Revolution
Transition – the hot topic of 2024 and beyond – is not a conversation for the fainthearted. Rather it is a topic that warrants in-depth debate over a bottle (or two) of wine, to air the complexities associated with its achievement and, hopefully, solve them. Hand-in-hand with the debate on what transition is, are the […]
The Middle Eastern Loan Market: A Resilient Force
The Middle Eastern Loan Market is experiencing remarkable growth and has transitioned from being a secondary topic to a central focus on loan conference agendas. This shift is largely driven by the Gulf States, which have become a dynamic epicentre for some of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure projects while also evolving into a vibrant […]
Beyond the Barrel: Insights into Today’s Commodity Finance Landscape
Commodities finance is often in the spotlight – commodities are crucial, but the market is increasingly complex, demanding and geopolitically charged. There were no shortage of topics to talk about at the LMA’s annual Commodities Finance Seminar on 10 October 2024. This event, hosted by Kam Hessling, Senior Director at the LMA, was designed to […]
CEO Monthly Update – October 2024
Dear Members,As I sit down to write this, I find myself reflecting on the passage of time. Instead of asking where summer went, I’m more inclined to wonder where September has slipped away to! The return to school has marked a significant moment for my family, particularly with our first experience of sending a child […]
Embracing the Technological Revolution in the Loan Market
The loan market is poised on the brink of a technological revolution. At the recent LMA Loans Conference 2024 , industry leaders highlighted critical challenges being faced today – fragmented data, idiosyncratic documentation, and institutional inertia that must be addressed for transformative progress. What are the short-term gains? According to an audience poll, process flow […]
LMA Agency Meetings
The strategic objectives of the LMA are to promote and enable liquidity, efficiency, and transparency in the EMEA loan markets. You will have seen communications about our focus on loan markets’ primary and secondary operations with market guidelines published on Primary Delayed Settlement Compensation and the commitment to reduce secondary settlement times by 25% over […]