Welcome to ABC Score™ Lab


A New Chapter in Financial Transparency and Informed Decision-Making

Global PSSL CIC is entering a new phase, with ABC Score™ Lab (Assess–Balance–Calibrate) becoming our principal workstream. The Lab will develop and test practical approaches to strengthen transparency, governance and informed decision-making across the wider financial system.

As part of this transition, we have suspended the Global PSSL Secretariat, College of Advisors and existing working teams. The Global PSSL Principles remain in place, while ABC Score™ will continue to be maintained and developed.

We will be refreshing this website soon to reflect our new direction and the broader work of ABC Score Lab.

Read our full press release in the News & Press section →

Asset Owners Council Objectives

The Asset Owners Council have set the following objectives for the Global PSSL:

  • To build trust and transparency throughout the value chain. 
  • To seek greater visibility over the purpose for which and by whom asset owners’ securities are being borrowed and any onward lending transactions.
  • To understand and address misalignment and systemic risk embedded in the securities lending value chain. 
  • To develop expectations on accountability, transparency and risk monitoring for banks and custodians to encourage stronger alignment with asset owner interests.

The Global PSSL Secretariat will work with the Asset Owners Council to help deliver on these objectives. Global PSSL will also encourage other councils to work towards these objectives via our new Active Briefing Culture.

Members

Key documents and publications:

Global PSSL Call for Action

Green Bonds Under Opaque Loans:
A Call to Pause and Reform Green Bond Lending Practices through Transparent and Fintech-Enabled Solutions.

3 July 2025

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3P Transparency Working Document – the Council and the Secretariat

May 2024 – ongoing

internal access only

Progress report on the preliminary work for the Council

December 2023 – December 2024

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