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DTCC slap lawsuit onto “anticompetitive” CFTC rules


08 May 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the DTCC Data Repository have filed a lawsuit challenging three interrelated actions by US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...
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State Street freshens up collateral services


08 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

State Street has enhanced its financial reporting and collateral services to help clients comply with regulations, manage risk and automate their disclosure requirements...
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ICMA European Repo Council: “FTT will be disruptive”


07 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A paper from the ICMA’s European Repo Council explains the importance of collateral whilst highlighting how the proposed Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would impact its movement...
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Bank of England addresses CCPs


03 May 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Bank of England has released two papers on CCPs, which explain loss-allocation rules, and how to balance the costs of default resources with the expected losses...
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The CFTC allows some relief for prime brokerage arrangements


03 May 2013 Washington DC
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Gary Barnett of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has penned a letter in response to requests for relief from market participants to oversight of their prime brokerage arrangements...
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BlackRock’s David Geffen goes it alone


02 May 2013 San Francisco
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

After departing BlackRock in 2011, David Geffen officially announced the creation of his new consultancy firm for hedge funds...
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Open Interest at OneChicago up 66 percent


02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Equity finance exchange OneChicago celebrated an April 2013 volume of 567,897—an increase of 148 percent year-on-year...
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OCC’s lending CCP rises by 53 percent


02 May 2013 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC's) securities lending CCP activities saw a 53 percent increase in new loans over April 2012 with 121,910 transactions last month...
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Greece extends short selling ban yet again


01 May 2013 Athens
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Greece's capital markets regulator has decided to extend its ban on short selling until the end of July, stating that the decision was due to the country’s recapitalisation plan...