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US SEC refreshes derivatives analysis

03 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US Securities and Exchange Commission has released fresh analysis on the likely effects of its proposed rule on the use of derivatives by registered funds and business development companies...

Kenya opens to securities lending

31 October 2016 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya has become the latest African market to open itself up to international securities lending and short selling transactions...

CMF: Too many cooks

20 October 2016 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

There are too many differences between regional regulations and not enough will from regulators to align them, according to speakers at the 10th Fleming Collateral Management Forum...

New York pension funds taken to task by DFS

18 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The New York State Common Retirement Fund, the investment arm of several New York state pension funds, has been accused of running “misguided investment scheme” and failing to “adjust and anticipate potential future losses” in a scathing repo

AIFMs’ queries on SFTR answered

07 October 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The ESMA has continued its campaign for clarity around the SFTR, responding to a request for clarification on its effect on alternative investment fund managers...

ESMA raises concern of leverage from SFTs

05 October 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has suggested that securities finance transactions lead to a build up of leverage that could threaten financial stability...

Italy’s Consob extends shorting ban

04 October 2016 Rome
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Italian regulator Consob has extended the short selling ban on Banca MPS shares until 5 January 2017...

ESMA bows to market pressure on SFTR

03 October 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has avoided creating a “major liquidity issue” by revising the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation’s collateral reporting rules...

SEC agrees next step in T+2 transition

29 September 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has voted in favour of shortening the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer securities transactions from T+3 to T+2...

Regulations compounding collateral shortfall

28 September 2016 Geneva
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The transparency requirement of regulations such as Dodd-Frank and the EMIR are contributing to the market's collateral shortfall, according to respondents of an independent survey commissioned by SIX Securities...

SIFMA bangs the drum for securities lending

23 September 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The securities lending market is not a systemic risk and therefore should not be constrained by regulation, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Authority...

EU regulators dismiss OTC amendments

12 September 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Three European regulators have joined forces to voice their disagreement with the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the final draft RTS for OTC derivatives...

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