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ISLA announces concerns about moratorium powers under BRRD
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The letter expressed ISLA’s concerns that moratorium powers under the BRRD could severely reduce levels of liquidity

Merrill Lynch first to fall foul of UK’s EMIR reporting rules
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The bank accepted a £34.52 million penalty relating to 68.5 million unreported transactions between February 2014 and February 2016

No further SFT regulations on the horizon, says European Commission
20 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

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LEI compliance is non-negotiable, says ESMA
20 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Steven Maijoor, chair of ESMA stated that there is no room for negotiation where legal entity identifiers are concerned

US appeals court dismisses US equity lending mismanagement case
20 October 2017 Missouri
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Allegations of mismanagement of a securities lending programme brought by two US Bank pension beneficiaries was dismissed by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this week

Clearstream promises post-Brexit services continuity
19 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clearstream confirmed it will continue to offer stable custody services to its UK-based clients no matter how the Brexit negotiations evolve

EU commission lays down the law on MiFID II compliance
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Belgium, Malta, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden are among the 19 infringing member states due to face the commission’s wrath

Margin rules depress derivative contract terms, survey finds
19 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Only few changes were reported regarding credit terms and conditions with respect to non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives

AAOI and Euronav top FIS hot stocks lists
18 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Belgium-based operator of crude oil tankers and storage facilities, has been a regular feature on the list in the last month

LCH migrates to new Swiss reference rate
18 October 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Basler Kantonalbank, Credit Suisse and Zürcher Kantonalbank are due to be among the first financial services to clear using the new rate from December 2017

Broadridge completes blockchain bilateral repo pilot
18 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The pilot, conducted in partnership with Natixis and Societe Generale, utilises distributed ledger technology in order to make complex processes “more secure, transparent and efficient”

Repo steps back from the brink
18 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European repo market may be recovering from the severe lack of liquidity experienced at year end 2016, according the International Capital Market Association