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ICMA Publishes 2019 Legal Opinions on Global Master Repo Agreement

Scott Porter - April 10, 2019

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) today published the 2019 updates to the ICMA GMRA legal opinions which support the Global Master Repurchase Agreement...

Operations

ISDA Asia Derivatives Survey Reveals Importance of Close-out Netting

Scott Porter - April 9, 2019

Trading volumes in Asia’s derivatives markets are expected to increase, but achieving certainty on close-out netting is identified as an important factor in driving...

Compliance

DTCC Trade Reporting Expansion Aims to Help Firms Reduce Operational Burden, Mitigate Risk

Scott Porter - April 8, 2019

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is partnering with transactional compliance vendor Droit to enable market participants to leverage Droit’s reporting eligibility capabilities within DTCC’s...

Compliance

HKSFC Concludes Guidelines on Securities Margin Financing

Scott Porter - April 5, 2019

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has released consultation conclusions on proposed Guidelines for Securities Margin Financing Activities. The SFC said respondents...

Operations

No-Deal Brexit Contingency: ESMA to Recognize Three UK CCPs and the UK CSD

Scott Porter - April 5, 2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has adopted new recognition decisions for the three central counterparties (CCPs) and the Central Securities Depository (CSD)...

Operations

JP Morgan Clears First Repo Trade under DTCC’s Expanded Sponsored Service

Scott Porter - April 5, 2019

J.P. Morgan completes first cleared repo transaction under the newly approved Category 2 Sponsoring Member classification The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed that...

Operations

ISIN LEI Initiative Goes Live Today

Scott Porter - April 4, 2019

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) have announced April 4, 2019 as the ‘go-live’ date...

Compliance

ESMA Issues First Pan-EU Overview of Use of Supervisory Sanctions for UCITS

Scott Porter - April 4, 2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its first annual report on sanctions imposed by national competent authorities (NCAs) under the Undertakings for...

Operations

ESMA Launches Third CCP Stress Test Exercise

Scott Porter - April 3, 2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the framework for its third EU-wide Central Counterparties (CCPs) stress test, marking the launch of its latest...

Operations

WFE and Oliver Wyman on The Future of Clearing

Scott Porter - April 2, 2019

Oliver Wyman has published a joint report today with the World Federation of Exchanges examining the post-crisis developments that have shaped the current clearing...

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