Message from LMA Chief of Staff – March 2026
And so we find ourselves at the end of Q1 already. You can tell the LMA and Scott have been flat out and are ready for an Easter break – not just by the sheer amount of stuff we’ve done, but by the fact Scott has made this monthly update a Chief of Staff takeover. […]
Challenging the Timeline Issue No. 5
Welcome to the fifth edition of Challenging the Timeline – the LMA newsletter focused on primary and secondary operations. In this edition we cover the following: Settlement metrics Loan operations conference: Gearing Up for Change What’s next Settlement metrics: 2024 saw some level of success when you focus purely on the metrics (Secondary Par). […]
Challenging the Timeline Issue No. 4
By Paul Taylor, Head of Operations, Loan Market Association Welcome to the fourth edition of Challenging the Timeline – the LMA newsletter dedicated to primary and secondary operations. As we enter the second quarter, the focus here is in fact a reflection on last year and setting out some aspirations and targets for 2025. Why […]
Challenging the Timeline Issue No. 3
By Paul Taylor, Head of Operations, Loan Market Association Welcome to the third edition of Challenging the Timeline – the LMA newsletter dedicated to primary and secondary operations. A heartfelt thank you for your continued feedback and support, which has been invaluable in shaping this publication. Our community has grown significantly since the first edition […]
Challenging the Timeline Issue No. 2
Welcome to the second publication of “Challenging the Timeline” the LMA newsletter covering primary and secondary operations and agency. Thank you for your encouraging feedback – please keep it coming to help us continue to improve. It is wonderful to see the newsletter attract over 4,000 followers after just one edition. The loan markets, specifically […]
Challenging the Timeline Issue No .1
Welcome to the new Operations newsletter from the LMA “Challenging the Timeline”. The loan markets, specifically leveraged finance, are dependent on the primary and secondary operations process, allowing participants effective use of balance sheet and risk limits and ensuring appropriate resource allocation. Post–Covid, more of our loan markets stakeholders have been pressing the LMA to […]