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ESMA unable to quantify haircut market risk
23 March 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Authority forced to wait for SFTR to understand the potential risk to market stability posed by the use of haircuts in SFTs

SEC to move US to T+2
23 March 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Members of the SEC’s industry steering committee, including DTCC and SIFMA, were quick to praise the commission on the amendment

UK pension funds embrace alternatives
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK public sector pension funds are jostling to expand their alternatives exposure as a way to diversify their portfolios ahead of the launch of the Local Government Pension Scheme pooling project in April 2018

Northern Trust retains Australian pension fund custody mandate
22 March 2017 Melbourne
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust has received a renewed endorsement from the Australian government employee and Australian Defence Force pension fund

Bundesbank president calls for review of ECB bond purchase policy
21 March 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strong EU-wide economic growth means the European Central Bank should finally begin unwinding its “very loose monetary policy”, according to the president of the German Federal Bank

SIX Securities Services unveils blockchain bond issuance solution
21 March 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Katherine Brown

SIX Securities Services has created a distributed ledger technology solution to cover the entire bond lifecycle, from issuance to settlement, in partnership with Digital Asset Holdings

EU securities lending due for fresh review
20 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A European Securities Markets Authority advisory group has begun a new study of the EU's regulatory oversight of its securities lending markets, with a focus on a possible divergent application of the UCITS guidelines

OCC’s Donohue warns of zombie tax reform
17 March 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US equity options market must stay alert and be ready to work with government to head off potentially damaging tax reforms on the horizon, according to OCC executive chair and CEO Craig Donohue

US equities have no chill
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US securities lending activities endured a rollercoaster in its equity lines during the final months of 2016, according to the ISLA latest market report

Brexit poses threat to CMU success, says Clearstream
16 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Strained political relations in the EU has put the harmonisation efforts of Europe’s financial markets, such as the European Central Bank’s T2S settlement platform, under “severe stress”, according to Clearstream

Northern Trust boosts UK fund services team
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales for its UK global fund services business

Clearstream sees GSF drop-off in February
15 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Clearstream’s global securities financing volume outstanding fell by 8 percent in February