ION

ION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporates. Our solutions and services simplify complex processes, boost efficiency, and enable better decision-making. We build long-term partnerships with our clients, helping transform their business for sustained success through continuous innovation.

Our Anvil solution for secured funding provides rich functionality for repo and securities lending desks. Anvil comprises three independent, interoperable products built on ION’s core platform: Anvil e-Trading, Anvil OMS, and Anvil Trade Processing.

Anvil can replace outdated and unconnected legacy systems, giving you everything you need for trading, order management, and trade processing in one unified system that fits desks of any size. With Anvil, you can:

Connect to all major D2D and RFQ platforms.
Digitize email, chat, voice, and electronic flows, and manage collateral, P&L, and transfer pricing.

See a complete view of your business in real time to make your best decisions.

our fully managed ION Cloud solution for quick, easy deployment and lower costs. All with the same advanced capabilities.

Discover how ION can help you harness the power of software.

To learn more, contact us at iongroup.com/markets/contact-us.

ION News

Industry

AIIB issues first DNN through Euroclear’s D-FMI platform

This marks the first digital issuance in US dollars for Euroclear and the first such issuance by an Asia-based issuer on its platform, the firm says

Industry

ABN AMRO partners with nCino on digital transformation strategy

ABN AMRO aims to unlock added business value through enhanced collateral management and by consolidating multiple legacy systems into one platform

People moves

FIS onboards Walker to securities finance and collateral business

Martin Walker was formerly head of product for Broadridge's Securities Finance and Collateral Management division

Industry

NDF appoints Northern Trust as custodian for assets under management

The agreement aims to enhance the National Development Fund’s capabilities and achieve its strategic objectives

ION Features

The blueprint: Striving for efficiency in an evolving market

ICMA’s Bryan Pascoe, Andy Hill and Natalie Westerbarkey sit down with Carmella Haswell to discuss the association’s new internal structure, divergence issues between the UK and EU, and how its role has changed with increasing pressure

Industry Excellence Awards

The third Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards brought the industry’s finest together for a night of celebration and entertainment in London

The shifting winds of global politics

In a year that will see around half the world’s population take part in an election, Karl Loomes looks at the potential impact on securities lending and the financial markets

CASLA: A roundup of the Canadian market

Having attended the CASLA conference in Toronto in May, Carmella Haswell and Sophie Downes provide a roundup of the key findings from industry discussions

ION Interviews

Trade it Forward Market Minds Summit

Madelyn Lando

Madelyn Lando, managing director and head of equity finance at Velocity Clearing, speaks with Justin Lawson about the upcoming Trade it Forward Market Minds Summit, the inspiration behind uniting the industry for a greater cause and the impact this event aims to achieve

Tradeweb

Nicola Danese

Following Tradeweb’s move to connect its repo and interest rate swap offerings, Nicola Danese, co-head of international developed markets, speaks to Carmella Haswell about electronification in the repo market, and the core events set to shape the industry

FIS

David Lewis

David Lewis, senior director, securities finance at FIS, speaks to Justin Lawson about the development of FIS's automated matching and execution platform for securities finance trades and the benefits that this will bring to lenders and borrowers

OCC

Oberon Knapp

Oberon Knapp, head of securities finance at OCC, explores the organisation with Justin Lawson, delving into the core of its operations and the value proposition of its lending programmes and upcoming platform for the market