The average borrow fee for EMEA equities was languishing at a three-year low in March, but the removal of short selling bans, the pandemic and accounting scandals, have sent fees soaring
Chris Benedict, former director and vice president of product development at EquiLend has left the securities finance market to join Reorg, a data provider focused on stressed and distressed debt analysis
A new eurosystem repo facility for central banks has been introduced as a precautionary backstop to address pandemic-related euro liquidity needs outside the euro area
The UK’s exclusion of CSDR's settlement discipline regime as part of its adoption of EU regulations post Brexit, will “undoubtedly create new challenges for firms in the UK”
The Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament have reached a deal on a common set of rules for CCPs and their authorities to prepare for and deal with financial difficulties
