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Hong Kong’s reporting proposal is ‘disproportionate’

07 March 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong’s proposal to require fund managers to report securities lending and repo transactions to investors on an annual basis is disproportionate, according to law firm Deacons

Malaysia loosens the reins on its sec lending market

28 February 2017 Kuala Lumpur
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Bursa Malaysia has revised its securities lending and short selling rules in a bid to boost price discovery and market liquidity

LSEG-Deutsche Börse merger hits new roadblock

27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has hit yet another stumbling block, as the board of LSEG declined to comply with fresh demands from the European Commission

EU watchdogs lay down the law on VM deadline

24 February 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU supervisory authorities have chastised the union’s financial services industry for failing to meet the already delayed deadline for exchanging variation margin

DB: No light at end of the tunnel for EU repo

23 February 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hard pressed European repo desks should not hold out hope of respite from the European Central Bank’s bond purchase programme in March just because inflation rates are on the rise, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Jochen Möbert

OFR: Margin requirements must rise to avoid amplifying market shocks

22 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Market regulators must raise margin requirements for over-the-counter derivative transactions in order to address their procyclical nature and avoid amplifying liquidity issues during stress scenarios, according to the US Office of Financial Research

India offers fee savings boost to lending

16 February 2017 New Delhi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Indian National Securities Clearing Corporation has offered an olive branch to the National Stock Exchange securities lending market by introducing an incentive scheme that would see larger transactions rewarded with cuts to charges

Taiwan overhauls lending rulebook

13 February 2017 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Taiwan Stock Exchange has implemented fresh amendments to its securities lending rules and overhauled its regulatory interpretations interface in a bid to improve transparency and attract more lenders to the market

South Korea confirms fresh short selling rule deadline

10 February 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

South Korea’s financial regulator has revealed further details of its stricter short selling rules, set to come into force on 27 March

WFE calls for CCP control over recovery plans

08 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The World Federation of Exchanges has deemed a scenario where a central counterparty would need to initiate a recovery plan as “beyond extreme” and asked for patience from regulators in administering resolutions

Brexit whitepaper hints at ‘third-country’ status

02 February 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The UK could adopt ‘third-country’ status in financial services upon its exit from the EU, according to the long awaited Brexit whitepaper

IMN: Eat, sleep, balance, repeat

01 February 2017 Florida
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The emergence of central bank reverse repo programmes is an admission that balance sheet regulations have gone too far, according to the keynote speaker at IMN's conference

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