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CSDR will damage securities lending market, says ISLA

11 August 2015 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The International Securities Lending Association “fundamentally disagrees” with the Central Securities Depository Regulation’s implementation of mandatory buy-ins for securities lending transactions...

ESMA issues advice on CSDR settlement fails

10 August 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued its technical advice on appropriate penalties for settlement fails under the central securities depository regulation...

Greece bans short selling again

10 August 2015 Athens
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Greece has instituted another four-week ban on short selling, but this time with a new exemption for market makers...

FSB delays due to asset managers’ concerns

07 August 2015 Basel
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Financial Stability Board has decided to delay finalising the assessment methodologies for non-bank, non-insurer global systemically important financial institutions...

UAE authority approves NBAD for lending activity

05 August 2015 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Securities and Commodities Authority in the UAE has granted approval for the National Bank of Abu Dhabi to engage in securities lending and borrowing activities, making it the first bank to receive approval...

Stable funding key to expansion, says Wolters Kluwer

03 August 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks should be cautious about expanding their business and should avoid an over-reliance on wholesale funding, according to Wolters Kluwer Financial Services...

Taiwan to relax securities lending and borrowing rules

16 July 2015 Taipei
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is set to relax rules on securities borrowing and lending from 1 January 2016, according to reports...

SFTR text is published at last

09 July 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The EU Securities Financing Transactions Regulation’s text has finally been released for public scrutiny...

ECB demands more collateral from Greece

07 July 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Central Bank has adjusted the haircuts on collateral that the Bank of Greece can accept for emergency liquidity assistance, turning the screw on the country’s already fragile banking system...

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