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CFTC fines Societe Generale for swaps reporting and mark-to-market failures
30 September 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Societe Generale is hit with a US$1.5m fine for inaccurate reporting of swap valuation data and for providing inaccurate daily marks, following fines imposed on Refinitiv and Citi for reporting and oversight failures

BoE Sec Lending Committee reflects on SFTR data, ESG and tokenisation
29 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The fallout from Brexit, diversity and inclusion and sustainable stock lending all featured in discussion at the quarterly Securities Lending Committee at the Bank of England, where lending experts exchange views on the state of market

ICMA analysis of SFTR reporting reveals issues with data on collateral
29 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

ICMA publishes analysis of the key market features and trends in the European repo market including remaining issues with the quality of SFTR public data

Mark Husler leaves UnaVista for property management role
29 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Mark Husler, managing director and CEO of UnaVista, has stepped down from his role to become managing director of property development company, NovaVita

Aviva Investors appoints new head of credit
29 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Caroline Hedges, global head of liquidity and securities finance for Aviva Investors, is promoted as head of credit for the firm

ICMA publishes analysis of the first year of data on repo from SFTR reporting
28 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

ICMA publishes analysis of the key market features and trends in the European repo market after reporting under SFTR went live on 13 July 2020

ESMA prioritises sustainability, CMU and digitalisation for 2022
28 September 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator takes on new supervisory powers for benchmarks and data service providers and will concentrate on building a single rulebook and promoting its role as an EU capital markets data hub

Market makers cement role as liquidity partners to European buy-side, survey finds
28 September 2021 UK
Reporter: SFT

Asset managers developed a more detailed and positive understanding of market makers and the liquidity provision that they offered during the pandemic, according to research commissioned by the FIA European Principal Traders Association

State Street launches tri-party service on Collateral+ platform
27 September 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The tri-party service release is timed to meet buy-side needs under UMR Phase 5, with addition of tri-party functions for securities lending, repo and peer-to-peer transactions by end of 2021

ESMA recommends delaying buy-in rules
27 September 2021 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The EU regulator has written to the European Commission urging it to reconsider a delay of the mandatory buy-in regime

RMA conference postponed until October 2022
27 September 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Owing to concerns over COVID-19, the RMA has now taken a decision to reschedule its annual securities finance and collateral management conference for 10-13 October 2022 at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami

ESMA launches consultation on MiFID II framework
24 September 2021 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The consultation proposes improvements to the MiFID II framework on best execution reports, aiming to ensure effective and consistent regulation and investor protection