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ESMA extends CCP collateral emergency measures
16 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

These measures will be extended for a limited period of six months, according to the European securities markets regulator

SEC adopts Rule 10c-1 relating to reporting of sec lending trades
16 October 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Almost 18 months after the close of its two-stage public consultation, the US securities regulator has released final rules for implementation of Rule 10c-1 relating to the reporting of securities lending transactions

RMA: US banking regulators ‘failing’ to deliver on Basel III Endgame goals
13 October 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

US banking regulators are not delivering Basel III Endgame goals of improving risk sensitivity and comparability, panellists heard at the RMA Conference

RMA: US Treasury Clearing proposal to increase costs
13 October 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The anticipated US Treasury Clearing proposal has caused concern for some firms, which indicate that the costs of its implementation will outweigh the benefits

RMA: Interoperability requires consensus as fears of fragmentation continue
13 October 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Market participants fear that the move to increase interoperability could cause further fragmentation for the industry

RMA: US Treasury clearing proposal and T+1 recall deadlines cause confusion
13 October 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The regulatory trajectory signifies a busy future for the industry, which is currently engaged in an altering landscape

RMA: Tax regulation: a 'labyrinth' creating collaborative opportunities
13 October 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tax regulation is a ‘labyrinth’ that is constantly changing, and is an entity that plays a prominent role in securities finance

Natixis CIB opens Toronto office
13 October 2023 Canada
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The office will support Canadian clients’ global activities, and will work in parallel with the firm’s Montreal outpost

Tony Holland joins ISLA as regulatory consultant
12 October 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

Having started at ISLA in September, Holland is London-based and will focus on advancing standards and best practice for the securities lending industry, including market operating models, legal frameworks, and digital and technology applications

SEC appoints Infotrend to provide blockchain and digital asset analytics
12 October 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Infotrend has been awarded a three-year contract to provide blockchain and digital assets data, and advanced digital asset ecosystem analytics, to the Securities Exchange Commission

J.P. Morgan’s TCN facilitates collateral settlement
11 October 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the initiative, BlackRock and Barclays are now live on TCN, an application which sits on J.P. Morgan’s Onyx Digital Assets platform, operating as a private blockchain

Delta Capita releases DLT-based solutions suite using SETL technology
11 October 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The company launches its MACH Distributed Ledger product with six component modules, spanning trade settlement, tokenisation, reconciliations, digital asset issuance and custody, KYC and improved interoperability between DLT systems