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In this episode we explore the need for Central Banks to lend high quality liquid assets acquired through ECB asset purchasing programmes - PSPP and PEPP - back into securities markets to increase liquidity. Our special guests are Tilman Fechter (Head of Banking, Funding & Financing at Clearstream) and Alexandre Roques (Head of Securities Lending, Trading & Distribution Desk, Clearstream) talking about the role of Clearstream's ASLplus platform which is a major part of Central Bank HQLA securities lending and foreign reserve lending for Central Banks and Sovereign Wealth Funds around the world.

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 and Borrowing Products at Clearstream.

In this show our hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler go in-depth for a lively SecLending chat about Clearstream's new fails lending product ASL Principal, which bridges the gap between ICSDs and CSD settlement on the T2S platform.

The leads on this unique new product - Banu Apers (Head of Securities Lending and Borrowing, Clearstream) and Catherine Pring (Product Development Expert for Securities Lending and Borrowing at Clearstream) talk about the role of the product, its unique new features and opportunities it provides to lenders and borrowers to optimise their efficiency and increase liquidity when settlement issues arise.

This episode our hosts Andrew Keith Walker and Christian Rossler go in-depth for a lively SecLending chat about Clearstream's innovations in the field of Repo (repurchasing agreements) with Richard Glen (Head of Collateral Management, Clearstream) and Para Saratchandran (Product Manager for Repo, Clearstream).

Like Repo markets, this is a fast moving show where we explore the evolution of Repo, the challenges for NFCs (non-financial counterparties) who are entering the world of secured lending for the first time and the role of products like GC Pooling, CMAX and Triparty lending services that reduce the risks and increase the speed of lending, borrowing and downstream reporting. Plus we consider the role of Repo as the Swiss Army Knife of finance, in terms of increasing liquidity, precise borrowing of specific assets and its role in balance sheet netting and strategic goals for the banking sector.