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FSB publishes G-SIB guidance
22 June 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The FSB has published two guidance documents to assist authorities in implementing its key attributes of effective resolution regimes for global systemically important banks

ISLA 2018: Financial markets must ‘reassure’ and ‘rebuild trust’
21 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

Financial markets must “reassure” people of their reliability and “rebuild trust” in the coming years, according to Gabriela Figueiredo Dias, chairperson of Portugal’s Securities Market Commission

Stock loan industry needs standardisation, says ISLA panellist
21 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

The stock loan industry needs standardisation in order to move forward, according to Matthew Harrison, CEO of Trading Apps

GLMX Technologies becomes registered alternative trading system
21 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Barney Dixon

GLMX Technologies has been granted registration by the SEC and FINRA as a registered alternative trading system and broker-dealer

ESMA: MIFID II temporary period for LEIs to end
20 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The temporary period allowing for a smooth introduction of the use of legal entity identifiers, will not be further extended and cease in July 2018, according to ESMA

UK Government silence ‘incredibly worrying’, says ISLA panellist
20 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

It is “incredibly worrying” that the UK Government has remained quiet in relation to its Brexit strategy, according to a speaker at ISLA’s 27th Annual Securities Finance and Collateral Management Conference

‘Difficult to see opportunities’ in post-Brexit world, says ISLA panellists
20 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

It’s difficult to see what the opportunities of Brexit are, at least for the financial services industry, according to panellists at ISLA’s 27th Annual Securities Finance and Collateral Management Conference

Frankfurt: a financial hub post-Brexit?
20 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

At ISLA’s 27th Annual Securities Finance and Collateral Management Conference, discussions were abound over whether Frankfurt would become the new European financial hub, post-Brexit

Capital used to maintain status quo post-Brexit, say ISLA panellists
20 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

During a session on Brexit, panellists discussed the implications of Brexit and how money that is being spent on IT to “essentially stay still”, could be used to innovate

EXCLUSIVE: Banque de France and BNP Paribas utilise Elixium marketplace
20 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The Banque de France and BNP Paribas have become the first participants to utilise the Elixium marketplace with Euro tri-party Repo trade, settled by Euroclear

Ghosts of 2011 sovereign debt crisis remain fresh for the EU, says ISLA panellist
19 June 2018 Lisbon
Reporter: Barney Dixon

The “ghosts” of the 2011 sovereign debt crisis are “back in the heads of the people in Brussels”, according to Bertrand Huet, senior vice president, partner, and co-head of Financial Services at FleishmanHillard

Industry stakeholders partner on blockchain solution
19 June 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ABN AMRO Clearing, EuroCCP, Euroclear and Nasdaq have partnered to make the use of securities more efficient when used to cover margin calls, using blockchain or distributed ledger technology