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The Global Peer Financing Association (GPFA) is a non-profit group consisting of global beneficial owners actively engaged in the securities financing industry who share a goal to promote a more efficient and actionable way to increase and support peer-to-peer trading activity. GPFA's Peer Connections podcast series highlights beneficial owner members telling their stories of how their organizations approach securities lending and repo. The episodes support the group's goal of sharing insights, best practices and true transparency about securities lending. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/68366341/ For more information, check out our website: Global Peer Securities Financing Association (globalpeerfinancingassociation.org)

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Celebrating Five Years of Peer Collaboration

2026/03/05

GPFA Board Members Chris Benish (SWIB), Rob Goobie (HOOPP), Mike Johnson (CalPERS), and Jerry May (OPERS) sit down to celebrate the association's fifth anniversary and reflect on its evolution from buy side conference conversations into a volunteer led, global not for profit. They discuss GPFA's expansion from a focus on securities lending to a broader securities financing mindset, supported by cross disciplinary working groups that drive its initiatives. With more than 40 global members representing over $11T in assets, they look forward to what the next five years will bring.

Asset Management Insights from VRS

2025/11/18

Chris Benish is joined by Brock Bell from the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) to discuss VRS's asset allocation and their unique approach to leveraging. The conversation delves into various financing and liquidity management strategies, the rationale behind VRS's use of leverage, and the importance of diverse asset programs. They also cover swap capabilities, the necessary legal agreements for trading, and governance considerations.

Intro to Private Credit

2025/06/24

GPFA's Private Credit discussion group is sharing their introduction session, which featured Jason Pearlstein from HOOPP, Lisa Mantello and Elizabeth Mpermperacis from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, and Kristian Altier, from CalSTRS. The panel explored the basics of Private Credit and why it's growing in popularity.

The Retail Securities Revolution

2025/06/11

Ahead of the ISLA Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference, Keren Halperin, Deputy CEO and Chief of Staff at Sharegain, joins Matt Brunette, Global Head of Financing at Norges Bank Investment Management, and Brooke Gillman for a deep dive into the evolving world of retail securities lending. As accessibility continues to expand and adoption grows, their conversation explores key lessons for lenders, the latest developments shaping the space, and the crucial role of technology and education in driving progress.

Unlocking Digital Assets in Securities Finance

2025/06/04

As the ISLA Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference approaches, Mathew McDermott, Global Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, joins Matt Brunette, Global Head of Financing at Norges Bank Investment Management, and Brooke Gillman for an insightful discussion on digital assets. Together, they examine the strategic impact of digital assets within securities finance, their potential benefits for beneficial owners and the broader market, and their transformative role in enhancing financing efficiency.

Preparing for ISLA

2024/06/06

As ISLA has partnered with GPFA to engage more beneficial owners, Matt Brunette of Norges Bank Investment Management and active GPFA member is joined by Ina Budh-Raja of Bank of New York Mellon and Chair of the ISLA Board of Directors, and Andy Dyson, CEO of ISLA, to discuss the upcoming 2024 ISLA Conference. They talk about the panels they're most looking forward to and the positive impact when various players in the value chain gather to look to the future, discuss common challenges and create solutions together.

Looking Ahead to CASLA

2024/05/22

Chris Benish is joined by Mary Jane Schuessler, Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets and President of the CASLA board, to discuss the upcoming 2024 CASLA Conference, the history and evolution of the association, agenda items to look forward to and some advice for those visiting Toronto.

Evolution of Insourcing: Understanding the Different Models

2024/04/03

Matt Brunette of Norges Bank, Jerry May of OPERS and Michael Stamm of SWIB join Brooke Gillman to discuss the reasons each approach insourcing securities finance in different ways, from hybrid trading, to control over cash management, to owning risk or to managed agent models. No matter the route, each beneficial owner has evolved to meet their organization's needs while understanding their relative skill sets, resources, and operational capacities.

The Northwestern Mutual Model

2023/02/09

Chris Benish speaks with some of the newest GPFA members, Brian Yeazel and Kris Breitzman of Northwestern Mutual, about their approach to securities lending, repo, and cash collateral reinvestment and finds out what drove them to join GPFA.

Indemnification can no longer be ignored, the conversation continues

2023/01/19

Following the first GPFA podcast on indemnification, Matt Brunette from NBIM, Chris Benish from SWIB and Jerry May from OPERS continue the conversation comparing their views on how the cost of indemnification may impact the global beneficial owner community as well as the broader market. Read Mark Faulkner's paper here: http://globalpeerfinancingassociation.org/s/Something-Better-Change-13622-Credit-Benchmark.pdf

Something has started changing: the cost of securities lending indemnification can no longer be ignored

2022/12/19

Matt Brunette from Norges Bank Investment Management and Mark Faulkner from Credit Benchmark discuss how regulatory capital constraints are impacting the market and how agent banks are starting to respond with real change to the way they do business and what may happen next Read Mark's paper here: http://globalpeerfinancingassociation.org/s/Something-Better-Change-13622-Credit-Benchmark.pdf

The Pending Impact of Global Banking Regulations on the Buyside

2022/10/27

GPFA speaks with Thomas Aubrey to understand the impacts banking regulations will have on buy-side participants in the securities finance market View Thomas' paper entitled ‘EU capital rules to increase buyside trading costs' here: https://www.creditbenchmark.com/eu-capital-rules-to-increase-buyside-trading-costs/

Total Fund Asset Allocation to Maximize Sharpe Ratio

2022/10/04

Digging into the research, HOOP and SWIB presented their separate published papers on how to construct a better beta portfolio

Bridging the Gap between Strategic Allocation and Investment Risk

2022/09/16

GPFA talks to Jacky Lee of HOOPP and Redouane Elkamhi of the Rotman School of Management about their research work and published paper titled “Bridging the Gap between Strategic Allocation and Investment Risk"

Institutional Investors Matter in ESG Investing

2021/09/30

Lisa Mantello from Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP led a renowned group of global experts in ESG investing through an interactive debate on the developments affecting ESG and financing today. Gordon L. Clark, from Oxford University, Timothy Hughes and Michael Innes from Osler and Oly Moir and Azadeh Nassiri from Slaughter and May joined the discussion with GPFA's global buyside member community.