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US Treasury and RMA join forces on new securities lending tax guidance

16 October 2019 RMA 2019
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The RMA is hopeful that a recent meeting with senior figures at the US Department of the Treasury will result in new guidance on the current interpretation of historic tax laws

Beyond Meat retains title of most-expensive short

16 October 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Shares in Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles-based producer of plant-based meat substitute products are paying just under $3.6 million per day in stock borrow financing fees

Clearstream global securities financing September figures increase

16 October 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream monthly figures for September have revealed an increase in global securities financing compared to the same period last year

CMF: "Data is the new gold"

15 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Firms will never access the full potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence without firm harnessing vast quantities of data

ISLA looks towards a new chapter beyond post-crisis regulation

14 October 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ISLA is creating a manifesto on how its role in the securities lending market will change once the last of the post-crisis regulations are in place

CMF: “Increasing regulation will backfire at some stage”

11 October 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Panellists and audience members got into a heated debate on the pros and cons of the increasingly strict regulatory environment

Repo market is large and stable, says ICMA

11 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ICMA's Q3 report touches on the need for collateral optimisation, the challenges of preparing for in-coming regulatory frameworks, and the recent wobbles in the US repo market

Standard Chartered fixed income brokerage set for ‘greater growth’

10 October 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered’s new fixed income prime brokerage offering, connected to its own custody and repo financing capabilities, has proven popular with hedge funds, according to Andy Sterry, co-head of prime services at Standard Chartered