About SECFINHUB
SecFinHub is a specialist Securities Finance consultancy established in 2016 by Bill Foley - a securities finance expert, with over 25 years’ experience in the industry. We offer our clients securities finance advisory services covering all aspects of securities lending, collateral management, financing, repo/reverse and swaps/synthetics. In addition to our core consultancy business, we also offer counterparty introductions, outsourced sales solutions and can even assist with recruitment/executive search.
Our clients are drawn from across the value chain including the buy-side and sell-side as well as agents, intermediaries and other service providers.
In addition to the knowledge and expertise of the consultants at SecFinHub, we are able to draw upon several product specialists and subject matter experts from our team of associates and boast a number of strategic collaborations with other firms across the industry.
Our aim is to deliver clear, concise guidance and add value to our clients at every step of the way. We aim to leverage our extensive network of contacts for the benefit of our clients and look to build long term relationships.
About Bill Foley
Prior to SecFinHub, Bill spent over 25 years working in the Securities Finance industry and boasts a track record of success in many senior roles covering trading, sales, and product development. Bill began his securities finance career as a Stock Exchange Money Broker, before moving to ABN AMRO NV where he was soon promoted to the position of Director and Head of Equity Finance Trading. He developed their securities lending, repo/reverse repo and swap products and oversaw the transformation of ABN from a small player to the most important participants in the equity finance space.
After ABN, Bill moved into the agency lending space, first, as Global Head of Securities Finance at Deutsche Bank’s Domestic Custody business and later at JP Morgan where he held Senior Sales roles in the Securities Lending and Securities Collateral Management teams.
On moving to RBC, Bill initially led the Securities Lending Sales team and after a successful stint as EMEA Head of Securities Finance Trading, he returned to sales, adding the role of Securities Lending Relationship Manager for Strategic Clients, focusing on Middle East clients and Sovereign Wealth Funds.
In 2014, he co-founded Foley O’Neill, his first venture into the securities finance consultancy space, branching out on his own to form SecFinHub Ltd in 2016.
With experience as a borrower, agent lender and having worked with a range of beneficial owners, Bill has an unrivalled understanding of the drivers and requirements of each. He is passionate about the industry and enjoys challenging accepted market norms. Creative, forward thinking and inquisitive, Bill is excited by the scale and pace of change that the industry is experiencing, its development and its future.
Bill has contributed to numerous industry publications and is regularly invited to participate in and moderate discussion panels and roundtables at industry events. Bill has built up a strong network of connections within the industry and is well regarded by his peers.