Nickolas Delikaris

An innovative provider of customizable prime brokerage technology solutions for financial institutions

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An innovative provider of customizable prime brokerage technology solutions for financial institutions

Incorporated in May 2024, ISLA Americas is a non-profit industry association, presently representing the common interests of securities lending agents, beneficial owners, institutional investors and other market practitioners in the Americas region. The founding membership of ISLA Americas transitioned over from the Risk Management Association (“RMA”), which previously served as the industry association representing agent and direct lending organizations in the United States. ISLA Americas works with industry, as well as national, regional, and global regulators and policy makers, to advocate for, amongst other things, the importance of securities lending to the broader and well-functioning capital markets. Through its annual Securities Finance Conference, ISLA Americas brings together securities lending and financing market participants to collaborate and shape the future of the industry. ISLA Americas is an affiliate entity of the long-established International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) – the leading trade association for securities financing market participants across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its geographically diverse membership of over 180 firms includes institutional investors, asset managers, custodial banks, prime brokers and service providers. ISLA Americas, together with ISLA serves the broader membership across regions, where a collective “ISLA” can produce a more cohesive output, reflecting multi-jurisdictional operating models and the need for one global advocacy voice.

Transcend helps global market participants achieve next-level performance results through innovative solutions that enhance liquidity, funding, and collateral decisions within a business-line or across the enterprise. Many collateralized businesses (repo, securities lending, and derivatives) are challenged with critical data, technological, and operational gaps, with information disconnected throughout the enterprise. As a result, front, middle, and back-office teams are unable to make the most informed decisions, leaving millions in potential savings on the table every year. By holistically integrating with the capital markets ecosystem and clients’ internal technology stacks, Transcend surfaces and deploys transformational business intelligence that reduces risk, increases efficiency, and drives financial performance. Transcend’s flexible solutions are designed to be mixed and matched in order to fill in the gaps of existing capabilities without duplicating efforts. As a result, Transcend ensures clients realize the greatest value from both their technological and financial resources. Some of Our Solutions: • Inventory Management • Eligibility Central • Cash and Liquidity Intelligence • Prime Intelligence • Collateral & Inventory Optimization • Sources and Uses • Transfer Pricing • Collateral Validation Visit transcendstreet.com to learn more

EquiLend is a global financial technology firm offering Trading, Post-Trade, Data & Analytics, RegTech and Platform Solutions for the securities finance industry. With offices in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, EquiLend operates across various jurisdictions worldwide, adhering to the highest regulatory standards. The company is committed to excellence and innovation and is consistently recognized for its contributions to the industry. EquiLend is Great Place to Work Certified™ in the U.S., UK, Ireland and India and has been honored as the Best Post-Trade Service Provider Globally, Best Market Data Provider Globally and for its outstanding Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards 2023.

At State Street, we deliver leading investment platforms, data, expertise, and solutions that accelerate performance and better decision making. With over 200 years of global financial leadership, we equip institutional investors through a comprehensive suite of capabilities: Investment Services: Integrated front-to-back solutions across custody, accounting, and operations. Investment Management: Index and active strategies from one of the world’s largest asset managers. Markets: Multi-asset trading, FX solutions, and data-driven research to enhance portfolio value. Who We Are • 50,000+ employees worldwide • Active in 100+ markets • #1 in ETF servicing What You’ll Find Here • Executive perspectives and thought leadership • Timely market commentary and macro insights • Our views on investment operations, ETFs, private markets, and digital finance • Stories reflecting our culture, values and commitment to diversity and inclusion