Join the Securities Finance Association
The Association
The Association is a leading financial industry body representing the interests of Securities Finance Markets in the Asia Pacific region. Incorporated in 1995 it is dedicated to promoting the development of the Securities Finance Markets in Asia in line with the needs of membership and our stakeholders.
Our industry has many complex components within its regional toolkit; from Collateral, Financing, Liquidity, Market Access, Margin Trading, Fixed Income Repo, Securities Borrowing and Lending and Tri-Party solutions.
Our membership packages are tailored to align with your firm’s business interests and the specific demands of today’s increasingly complex traded markets.
- Agency
Coverage specifically aimed at Agent Lenders, Asset Managers, Custodians, Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds that are involved in the Securities Finance industry, and operate across Asia Pacific.
- Hedge
Coverage specifically aimed at Alternative Asset Managers, Active Investors, Liquidity Providers and Market Makers that are involved with Securities Finance Transactions.
- Owners
Coverage specifically aimed at Beneficial Owners, Family Offices, Sovereign Wealth Funds and State Level Pension Funds that operate regionally or have market exposure in Asia Pacific.
- Prime
Coverage specifically aimed at Commercial Lenders, Investment Banks, Participating Dealers, Private Banks, Physical and Synthetic Prime Brokers, Retail Aggregators and Securities Houses that operate regionally across Asia Pacific.
- Prime Lite
Coverage for replicating Prime, however with a single market focus, and for Intermediaries in both Cash and Derivative Markets, with more calibrated level of association access.
- Solutions
Coverage specifically aimed at Clearing Houses, Central Counterparties, Data Providers, Futures Exchanges, Financial Technology Platforms, Index Providers, Law Firms, Management Consultants, Market Infrastructure Providers, Stock Exchanges and Specialist Data Providers that are involved with Securities Finance Transactions.
The membership structures allow the association to develop more curated content and focused events: with improved throughput of industry led initiatives by the association, driving a stronger value proposition for all our member firms.
Our Working Groups are aligned by market and thematic needs and have broad industry participation, driving both market advocacy and solutions that can be applied across sectors when required.
We maintain high standards through our industry-led advocacy, with a focus on developing common business and infrastructure across the region.
Our headline conference, thematic events, panel discussions, product briefings, curated dialogues and roundtable discussions provide relevant events to bring the membership, stakeholders, policy makers and business partners together to discuss specific topics of interest to the industry.
The association brings defined value add to the membership with event discounts, enabling member firms to leverage the network value for recruitment, equal membership voice and voting, while mutualising the costs of compliance, legal, regulatory, and tax engagement.
Contact us at membership@securities-finance.com to discuss the appropriate membership package for your institution.
Access and Benefits
- Join our Market and Thematic Working Groups, staying informed, participate to drive our advocacy and industry led outputs.
- Full access to content from our working groups, market news, legal updates, industry standard legal templates via our website.
- Receive our signature monthly “Association Dispatches”, summarising all our Working Group content and Advocacy.
- Access our Markets and Thematic Working Groups with anonymised questions.
- Full voting rights and eligibility to stand for election to the Board of Directors.
- Equal membership voice when contributing to market consultations and soundings.
- Participate in Thematic Seminars, Roundtables, Workshops, Product Briefings, and Professional Networking Events regionally.
- Membership discounts on all paid membership events annually.
- Partner with the Association to deliver your franchise into the network.
- Highlight recruiting opportunities for securities finance roles across our LinkedIn network.