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T+1 move for Asia Pacific presents high stakes for securities finance, says report

22 July 2026 Asia Pacifc
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The paper by the Securities Finance Association and WTS Hansuke is intended as a strategic, securities financing-focused framework to support national discussions on T+1

FSS develops measures on single-stock leverage products

17 July 2026 South Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

South Korea's financial regulator aims to strengthen investment requirements to stabilise demand by increasing the minimum margin requirement for single-stock leverage products

CFTC approves margin requirement amendment

14 July 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

In the final rule, the Commission revised the definition of “margin affiliate” and expands the scope of assets that qualify as eligible collateral

Associations pen open letter on fragmentation of cash equities clearing

09 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

SEC’s regulatory agenda brings proposed changes for securities lending

08 July 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

ESMA pushes for ‘report one’ approach to regulatory reporting

03 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The report is a key deliverable under ESMA’s broader Simplification and Burden Reduction initiative, aimed at addressing the complexity associated with reporting requirements

ICMA updates SFTR reporting recommendations

01 July 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

This latest update introduces four new questions and numerous further updates, reflecting recent regulatory developments as well as the ongoing discussions with reporting firms

ICMA and ISLA submit joint response to US Basel III proposal

22 June 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The response, drafted with counsel from Clifford Chance, calls for two primary adjustments to the proposed framework

ISLA: From Endgame to preparing for the long game

19 June 2026 Portugal
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at this year's ISLA Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference provided an in-depth discussion on Basel III

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