Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set his company on a course for long-term shorting exposure with the acquisition of failing green energy producer SolarCity, according to FIS Astec Analytics...
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has pledged to continue the central bank’s additional weekly indexed long-term repo operations until the end of September in the wake of severe market turmoil caused by Brexit...
The securities lending industry arguably receives a disproportionate amount of regulatory attention compared to the average contribution its business brings, a Vanguard Research Group whitepaper has suggested...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The European Securities and Markets Authority has given its approval to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to operate in the EU as central counterparty...
