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More flexibility needed for Digital Securities Sandbox, say ICMA
31 May 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

ICMA’s response comes as part of the eight-week consultation period conducted by the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority into the application of the DSS

Cboe Clear Europe secures support for SFT clearing service
04 April 2024 Amsterdam
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Bank of America and State Street have committed to supporting the service which will launch in Q3 2024, subject to regulatory approvals

Bank of England facilitating climate change, argues Positive Money
29 February 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The report, published by London think tank Positive Money, calls for a revision of the companies included in the Bank of England’s collateral framework

BoE acquires powers to restrict CCP discretionary payments
19 February 2024 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK central bank now has further powers to limit CCP discretionary payments to employees and shareholders, with these powers limited to five years’ duration and with consideration to be given to their impact on CCP hiring and staff retention

BoE and Reserve Bank of India sign MoU
01 December 2023 UK, India
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for the Bank of England to place reliance on the Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory and supervisory activities

SFTS: ‘Two speed’ SFTR validation rules causing ‘growing level of divergence’
27 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at this year’s Securities Finance Technology Symposium in London discussed navigating the regulatory landscape, including Money Market Statistical Reporting, 10c-1 and the new SFTR validation rules

SFTS: Uptake in alternative repo solutions face a geographical divide
24 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at this year’s Securities Finance Technology Symposium in London discussed the future of the repo market, as well as the advancement of alternative repo models such as sponsored repo and peer-to-peer lending

Cboe Europe Derivatives secures support for single stock options
19 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

CEDX, Cboe Europe B.V.’s pan-European equity derivatives exchange, will begin offering equity options from 6 November 2023

Bank of England announces plan for Money Markets Code review
09 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The BoE has outlined an action plan for the review of the UK Money Market Code, which is due in April 2024, and it will be working with the London Money Markets Association on steps to improve settlement efficiency in UK repo markets

CME BrokerTec reports 8% increase MoM in US repo for August
11 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jamie Richards

August 2023 was the platform’s fourth-best month on record for US repo volumes

Bank of England steps up unwind of its asset purchase facility
04 September 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

With this announcement, the UK central bank will reduce the planned size of its final three gilt auctions scheduled for Q3 from £790 million to £650 million for each of the short, medium and long maturity auctions

Cboe Clear Europe hires new SFT product managers Redhead and Johns
04 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Brendon Johns and Jim Redhead join Cboe Clear Europe as the firm prepares to launch its upcoming SFT clearing service in 2024