The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved OCC’s new equity capital plan, which will result in a reduction in clearing fees and a $33.3 million refund for clearing members...
European asset management firm Amundi has expressed disappointment over reverse repos and securities lending being considered securities finance transactions under the FSB's consultation on data collection and aggregation...
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has released a report strongly criticising the mandatory buy-in provision in the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR)...
11 February 2015Basel, Switzerland Reporter: Mark Dugdale
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) will complete its regulatory overhaul of securities finance transactions this year, according to chair Mark Carney...
OCC is planning to launch a new programme that will allow it to access new sources of liquidity through repo and securities lending agreements with non-banks such as pension funds and insurance companies...
14 January 2015Concord, MA Reporter: Stephanie Palmer
Finadium has published its response to the SEC plans to increase transparency in the derivatives and securities lending industry, suggesting mandatory reporting and modernisation...
14 January 2015Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
An association of top US banks has written to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) urging it to take a closer look at central counterparties (CCPs)...
The increase in regulations throughout the financial industry is leading to greater risks and more opportunities for buy-side firms, according to a white paper released by Misys...
16 December 2014Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
The US securities lending and repo markets are becoming more transparent, but data continues to be collected in an inconsistent manner and much is not publicly available, according to the US Treasury’s Office of Financial Research...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued for consultation the NSFR disclosure standards, following the publication of the NSFR standard in October 2014...
Ministers from the EU 11 have failed to meet their end-of-year deadline for outlining the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on equities, which is likely to scupper January 2016 implementation plans, according to reports...
