Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – September 2026

Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm | Location: Bank of England, 20 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed the members and observers. The Committee discussed the developing strategies for attracting and retaining early career talent in the securities finance industry. Development and retainment strategies aimed to provide early career staff with opportunities to diversify knowledge and experience across firms. Other initiatives included firm-wide roll out of leadership programmes driving alignment across the workforce. The SLC Tax & Regulations sub-committee provided an update noting increased operational challenges created by holding-period rules and record date requirements across national tax regimes.