News search | Securities Finance Times

Generic business image for news articles

BoE proposes extra powers to restrict payments to CCP shareholders in stress conditions
03 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

As part of its responsibility to preserve financial stability, the Bank of England has proposed additional powers to restrict discretionary payments to CCP shareholders or employees in severe circumstances, including dividends and share buy-backs

ION expands XTP Execution with CDEX
02 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ION has expanded its XTP Execution service to provide direct trading accessibility to pan-European equity derivatives exchange Cboe Europe Derivatives

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

Panellists encourage market collaboration to tackle RWA pressures
22 June 2023 Lisbon
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Market participants need to partner to find solutions to mitigate RWA pressures across the industry that are derived from Basel IV regulation, according to The Trading Renaissance panel at the ISLA 30 Conference

Settlement efficiency remains point of concern for sec lending industry, says BoE's Pyzer
22 June 2023 Lisbon
Reporter: Bob Currie

Settlement rates remain a point of concern for the securities lending industry, delegates heard at ISLA’s 30th Annual Conference in Lisbon

ISLA panellists reflect on a busy 12 months of regulatory change
22 June 2023 Lisbon
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Advocacy isn’t solely about speaking to regulators, ministries and parliamentary bodies, but also advocating to and with market participants, said one panellist at the ISLA 30 Conference

BoE reviews bank and buy-side behaviour under stress conditions
19 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Bank of England has launched a system-wide exploratory scenario exercise to explore how banks and non-bank financial institutions behave in stressed financial market conditions

Cboe Clear Europe to introduce clearing service for SFTs
14 June 2023 Amsterdam
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Participant agent lenders BNY Mellon and Citi, in addition to participant borrowers ABN AMRO Clearing Bank and J.P Morgan, will support the launch of the new service

Bank of England research highlights benefits of central clearing in gilts repo markets
05 June 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Drawing on quantitative data from recent liquidity shocks, a BoE working paper evaluates how wider central clearing could extend dealers’ capacity to intermediate repo markets

BoE Sec Lending Committee urges rethink on loan indemnification
17 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

In its most-recent meeting, the Bank of England Securities Lending Committee reflects on regulatory capital costs, potential implications for loan indemnification and the need for focus in preparing for US T+1 settlement

Firms join new global blockchain network of networks
09 May 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Canton Network is designed for institutional assets and built to unlock the potential of synchronised financial markets. Currently, 29 participants have joined the network, including EquiLend, BNP Paribas, Digital Asset and Deutsche Bӧrse Group

Broadway Technology selected as ISP for US treasuries trading platform
26 April 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Broadway will provide Cboe Global Markets with full-service co-location, cloud hosting and system oversight to target a seamless trading experience on Cboe’s US treasuries platform