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FCA updates guidance on regulatory reporting for short sales and SFTs
28 July 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and it will widen these provisions to SFT fields and other indicators

Cboe Clear Europe becomes new ISLA member
28 July 2023 Amsterdam
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

ISLA has 190 members across 22 countries, representing all facets of the securities lending market including institutional investors, banks, broker-dealers and service providers

CFTC proposes elimination of securities lending trade restrictions
27 July 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes to eliminate a provision disqualifying securities issued by certain pooled investment funds that transfer assets through securities lending and borrowing, repo and reverse repo

Global securities lending revenues rise 20% YoY for H1 2023, says EquiLend’s Allen
27 July 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Equities played a major role in the global increase in lending revenue, contributing US$4.42 billion in H1 2023 revenue, and representing an 18 per cent YoY rise, as highlighted in EquiLend’s half-year edition of The Purple

ESMA withdraws third-country recognition from UAE CCPs
26 July 2023 UAE
Reporter: Bob Currie

The European Commission has highlighted “strategic deficiencies” in the UAE’s anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism regime and added the jurisdiction to its list of high-risk countries on 16 March 2023

Pirum hires Messina to North American team
25 July 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Gary Messina, former EquiLend vice president in client relationship management, joins Pirum as associate director of sales origination

Credit Suisse fined £87 million for Archegos failings
25 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Prudential Regulation Authority has imposed a fine of £87 million on Credit Suisse for risk management failures relating to its dealings with Archegos Capital Management, the limited partnership family office that collapsed in March 2021

FCA to offer Digital Sandbox on permanent basis
21 July 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The UK regulator will extend access to the scheme to a wider range of start-ups and allow data providers to list their data on the platform, extending access to over 200 synthetic, public or anonymised data sets

ESMA proposes changes to CCP anti-procyclicality requirements
20 July 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

These recommendations aim to contain the impact of large margin changes on clearing participants and their clients, and to prevent contagion of liquidity stresses to other parts of the financial ecosystem

HSBC executes first international SLB transaction on DFM
20 July 2023 Dubai
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The milestone marks the latest step in the continued evolution and expansion of Dubai’s capital markets, according to the Dubai Financial Market

Núñez joins DTCC as chief information security officer
19 July 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

Post-trade market infrastructure specialist DTCC has appointed Yonesy Núñez to lead its information security and technology risk management

RISCMTP-Notes could play key role in promoting sustainable securities lending, says Global PSSL
19 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending indicated that RISCMTP-Notes could play a ‘positive role’ in delivering strong sustainability outcomes in securities and collateral transactions