Asian banks systemic risk on the rise 02 January 2018 Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax OFR reports systemic importance scores for Asian banks rose for a second year in a row, while G-SIB growth remains steady
ETFs hit record highs, according to Tradeweb review 22 December 2017 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax In its review for 2017, Tradeweb commented on how its global fixed income, derivatives and ETF markets have embraced change throughout 2017
ESMA review finds good supervision of CCPs’ DMP 22 December 2017 Paris Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo ESMA has issued the results of a peer review on how national competent authorities ensure that CCPs comply with requirements under the EMIR
EU recognises equivalence of Swiss trading venues under MiFID II 21 December 2017 Brussels Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo The resolution solves one of the major concerns on the continent ahead of the MiFID II regulation coming into force
ICMA updates European repo guidelines 21 December 2017 Paris Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo ICMA’s IRCC has updated its guide for best practice in the European Repo Market
Clearstream GSF drops in November 20 December 2017 Frankfurt Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo Clearstream’s global securities financing average volume fell by 8 percent in November, compared to the same time in 2016
ISLA gains last-minute concessions on GITA 2018 20 December 2017 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo The German Ministry of Finance is considering an overhaul of the upcoming GITA 2018 on manufactured dividends ahead of the 1 January deadline
LCH establishes clearing of credit index options 20 December 2017 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax LCH has introduced the clearing of credit index options to its CDSClear platform
ISLA hosts first Middle East roundtable 19 December 2017 Abu Dhabi Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo The increasing dominance of the region in the global financial market raises the industry interest
DTCC-Euroclear names new CEO and board member 19 December 2017 Brussels Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral has named Olivier Grimonpont (pictured) as CEO and Murray Pozmanter as a board member
Startup investment platform scraps fees in favour of securities lending revenue 19 December 2017 Chicago Reporter: Drew Nicol The new model means the startup will instead rely on revenue generated from back-end services such as securities lending and repo.
Citi and CME Clearing launch collateral DLT platform 18 December 2017 New York Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo The blockchain software aims to reduce margin cost
