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SIFMA: SEC’s asset management rules must change

30 March 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Important changes must be made to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed portfolio limits and asset segregation requirements, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has said...

ISLA: Regulation may force out sec lending players

29 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Growing regulatory pressure could push institutional lenders out of the securities lending market, according to the International Securities Lending Association’s latest market report...

ESMA to cooperate with South Korean CCPs

24 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate with South Korean central counterparties...

Borsa Istanbul to introduce short indices

22 March 2016 Istanbul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Borsa İstanbul, Turkey’s primary stock exchange, will start to calculate leveraged and short indices that cover investment strategies from 1 April...

ESMA: EU market vulnerable to HQLA shortage

18 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

A bear market may cause tension in some asset market segments due to a scarcity of high-quality collateral, according to the European Securities Markets Authority...

Taiwan: Sec lending ETFs barred from currency reform

17 March 2016 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Exchange-traded funds involved in securities lending have been excluded from the latest round of regulatory reforms from the Taiwan Stock Exchange on dual-currency trading mechanisms...

ESMA welcomes industry comment on SFTR

15 March 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has released a discussion paper on the level two measures of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation...

Taiwan relaxes SBL rules further

09 March 2016 Taipei
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) will now allow brokers to borrow securities directly from customers and extend the rollover limit from once to twice, from 1 February, as part of a major overhaul of its securities lending framework...