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EU Commission opens consultation of SFTR TR fees

21 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK-based trade repositories may be forced to shoulder additional third-party recognition fees to operate under EU regulatory frameworks post-Brexit, according to proposed EU Commission rules

LEIs offer major cost savings, says OFR

17 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The OFR noted that early academic studies found that cost savings associated with adoption of the LEI approached $1 billion annually

ESMA’s final MMF report reveals parting on haircuts

17 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Of the 18 respondents to ESMA’s study, five aligned themselves with ESMA in calling for standardisation of haircut rules for MMFs engaging in reverse repo trades, while six others emphasised the need for flexibility

MTS and UnaVista to collaborate for SFTR

13 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The collaboration means that firms trading on MTS’s new global collateral management segment will be able to use UnaVista’s trade repository to trade under SFTR

Collateral managers must regroup to tackle incoming regulation

10 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Ted Allen predicted that “coping with rising interest rates and increased collateral requirements will be a key topic for the year ahead”

Nex to apply for SFTR TR status

09 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

If its application is accepted, Nex will add the SFTR trade repository and solution to its Global Reporting Hub to provide clients with an end-to-end solution for securities lending and repo markets

LSE teams up with APIR Systems to brings LEIs to Australasia

08 November 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Industry estimates suggest more than 250,000 entities are still without the required LEIs

Japan earmarks Q2 2019 for T+2 settlement shift

07 November 2017 Tokyo
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Japan has unveiled a “tentative” timeline for its exchanges’ shift from a T+3 to T+2 settlement cycle, with eye towards Q2 2019

Margin calls explosion on the horizon, claims CloudMargin

06 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CloudMargin’s report estimates the adoption of cloud models is expected to more than quadruple from 10 percent in 2016 to 45 percent in 2020

MiFID II creates “much uncertainty” for EEA members

06 November 2017 Oslo
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

For EEA members, “much uncertainty” remains regarding ESMA's assessment of the EEA legal basis for MiFID II, according to Norway’s Finanstilsynet

CCP may be more vulnerable to failure than we thought, OFR report shows

03 November 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CCPs could be more vulnerable to failure than conventional stress tests have shown, according to a new report by the OFR

Deutsche Börse launches new EMIR reporting system

02 November 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The reporting solution, which went live on 30 October, comprises all EMIR II-relevant reporting features, including an interface to Deutsche Boerse’s trade repository, REGIS-TR

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