PASLA

What PASLA does

PASLA (Pan Asia Securities Lending Association) is a Hong Kong-incorporated trade association founded in 1995 that serves as the collective industry voice for firms active in securities borrowing, lending, and repo transactions across Asian markets. Its membership comprises major global custodian banks, agent lenders, and broker-dealers (including JPMorgan, BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, State Street, Citibank, Northern Trust, and others), and it engages directly with regional regulators and exchanges — HKEX, Bursa Malaysia, the Philippine Stock Exchange, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) — on consultations, market frameworks, and rule changes affecting the securities lending business.

The organization delivers its value through a web-based member portal and an event-driven engagement model. Member-facing products include country regulatory market profiles with an interactive world map, regional news aggregation (covering Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Australia, and Taiwan), standard documentation and agreements for securities lending transactions, working group minutes, podcasts, and ESG resources. Complementing the digital platform, PASLA organizes annual conferences, networking events, seminars, and masterclasses in venues across Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, and Melbourne, functioning as the primary convening body for the Asian securities finance community.

PASLA's commercial model is membership-based recurring revenue: organizations that are regular borrowers or lenders of securities, or that regularly enter into repo transactions, apply for membership and gain access to the full suite of resources, regulatory intelligence, documentation, and events. The association is privately structured, governed by its member firms, and operates with a small staff (1–10 employees) under the leadership of Chairman Stuart Jones. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no equity funding rounds, acquisitions, or technology-driven revenue streams are present in the available data.

Name

PASLA

Legal name

The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association

Website

https://paslaonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PASLA is the Hong Kong–incorporated Pan Asia Securities Lending Association, founded in 1995 as the collective industry voice for securities lenders, borrowers, and repo participants across Asian markets, serving major global financial institutions through membership, regulatory engagement, and industry events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Repo & Securities Financing Trading Venues (FSAFACAI)

Keywords

• Securities lending
• Trade association
• Industry advocacy
• Securities borrowing
• Financial markets

Headquarters

HQ city

Hong Kong

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: PASLA generates revenue through membership dues from organizations that are regular borrowers or lenders of securities or regularly enter into repo transactions. Membership provides access to country profiles, Executive Committee meeting summaries, country updates, documentation, and other resources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PASLA (Pan Asia Securities Lending Association) is a trade association incorporated in Hong Kong in 1995 that provides a collective voice and industry consensus on issues affecting the development of the securities lending business in Asian markets. It offers members market regulatory profiles, news aggregation, industry events and conferences, standard documentation and guidelines, working group minutes, and podcasts, while engaging regional regulators and exchanges (including HKEX, Bursa Malaysia, PSE, and CSRC) to support market development.

Product overview

PASLA (Pan Asia Securities Lending Association) is a membership-based trade association rather than a software product company. The organization provides a suite of member services including market regulatory profiles, news aggregation, industry events/conferences, standard documentation for securities lending, working group minutes, and podcasts. The association serves as a collective voice for securities lending firms and works with regional regulators and exchanges to develop the securities lending business in Asian markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market Profiles Interactive world map providing summaries of current regulations for securities lending and short selling by market, along with talking points and areas for future developments, available to members.
• News Aggregation Regional news updates covering securities lending developments across Asian markets including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, and China, delivered to members via the website portal, email alerts, and RSS feed.
• Events and Conferences Organization of annual industry conferences, networking events, seminars, and masterclasses for securities finance professionals across Asia-Pacific (including Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, and Melbourne).
• Documentation and Standard Agreements Standard documentation including agreements, clauses and guidelines for securities lending transactions made available to member firms.
• Working Group Minutes Meeting minutes from various PASLA working groups covering industry developments and regulatory discussions, distributed to members.
• Podcasts Audio content covering industry trends and developments in Asian securities finance, made available to members.
• Membership Membership subscription for organizations that are regular borrowers or lenders of securities or regularly enter into repo transactions in Asian markets, providing access to country profiles, Executive Committee meeting summaries, country updates, documentation, and other resources.

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EquiLendminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEquiLend is listed as a sponsor for the Taipei Networking Event scheduled for June 10th, 2026. The event is organized by the Securities Finance Association (SFA) with support from EquiLend as sponsor.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Securities Lending Association (ISLA): ISLA is the global trade association for securities lending, directly comparable to PASLA's regional focus but operating at the global level. Both associations provide standard documentation, working groups, and industry voice for securities lending participants.
• Securities Finance Association (SFA): SFA (formerly known as the International Securities Finance Association) organizes securities finance conferences and networking events globally. PASLA has a documented sponsorship relationship with SFA for the Taipei networking event, indicating direct event/program overlap.
• ASIFMA (Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association): ASIFMA is a broader Asia-based financial markets trade association covering securities, derivatives, and asset management. It overlaps with PASLA on Asian capital markets advocacy and competes for institutional member engagement.

Broad incumbents

• SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association): SIFMA is the major US securities industry trade association with global influence. While focused on US markets, it represents overlapping institutional members and serves as a comparable large-scale industry association model for capital markets advocacy.
• International Capital Market Association (ICMA): ICMA is a broader trade association for capital market participants, with significant coverage of repo and securities financing markets. Its work on repo standardization and SFT reporting overlaps directly with PASLA's coverage of repo transactions in Asian markets.
• EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association): EFAMA represents European asset management including securities lending activities. It provides a comparable trade association structure for financial market participants and engages with regulators on cross-border issues similar to PASLA.

Others

• EquiLend: EquiLend is a leading securities lending technology platform and data provider serving the same institutional members PASLA represents. It is a sponsor/ecosystem partner of PASLA events and serves as adjacent infrastructure in the Asian securities lending value chain.
• Pirum: Pirum provides post-trade connectivity, reconciliation, and securities lending automation services to financial institutions. It operates in the same ecosystem PASLA serves and is comparable as a securities lending infrastructure provider for PASLA's member base.

Regional players

• Bursa Malaysia: Bursa Malaysia is an Asian exchange where PASLA has documented regulatory engagement. Comparable as a regional exchange operator publishing Approved Securities lists for SBL transactions and liaising with PASLA on market development initiatives.
• ASX (Australian Securities Exchange): ASX operates Australia's primary securities exchange and is referenced in PASLA's market profiles. It is comparable as an Asia-Pacific exchange operator that engages with securities lending participants and regulators in the same regional ecosystem PASLA serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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