News search | Securities Finance Times

Generic business image for news articles

ECB to continue chasing shadows
29 June 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s ‘shadow banking’ sector poses a growing threat of unquantifiable systematic and liquidity risk for as long as it remains undefined, according to the European Central Bank...

Brexit episode V: Return of the short sellers
29 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Short sellers that had reduced their positions in the lead up to the UK’s EU referendum came back strongly to target UK banks once 'Brexit' was confirmed, according to FIS Astec Analytics...

EXCLUSIVE: Brexit wounds—before the vote
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s marginal decision in favour of the so-called Brexit took the securities lending industry by surprise, according to DataLend...

UK taken down a peg or two
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Rating agencies S&P and Fitch have downgraded the UK’s credit rating in response to last week’s decision to leave the EU...

FSB puts asset managers under the spotlight
28 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Stability Board has highlighted the securities lending activities of asset managers acting as agent lenders as one of four key financial stability risks to be addressed in 2016...

ESMA chair rubbishes collateral shortage fears
27 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Concerns of a collateral shortage in the wake of the implementation of the EMIR were dismissed as unfounded by the Steven Maijoor, chair of the ESMA, in a keynote speech at ISLA’s annual conference...

CME’s CCP gains ESMA’s approval
27 June 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has given its approval to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to operate in the EU as central counterparty...

Brexit hits EU fixed income and equity markets
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK’s decision to leave the EU will have far reaching impact on multiple asset classes in EU markets and may force central banks to act to maintain order, according to analysts at Pioneer Investments...

Securities finance industry reacts to Brexit
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Securities finance industry associations and market participants offer their reactions to the UK’s decision to leave the EU by 51.9 percent by stressing the need for calm and emphasising that change will happen gradually...

Carney: UK financial system strong enough for Brexit
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, has reacted to the UK vote to leave the European Union, saying that there will be no immediate change “in the way our goods can move or the way our services can be sold”...

Brexit causes market chaos
24 June 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The UK has narrowly voted to leave the EU, with 51.9 percent of voters opting to exit the union, causing the pound to plummet to 30-year low...

ISLA: CCPs—what's in it for me?
23 June 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The growth of central counterparties (CCPs) in the securities lending market is being held back by a lack of clear incentives, according to ISLA conference panellists...