Survey reveals that 81% of firms lag in preparations to comply State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) today released survey results that measured the perceptions, plans and...

Securities Finance

FSB extends implementation timelines for securities financing transactions

Scott Porter - September 8, 2020

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has confirmed extensions to the implementation timelines for minimum haircut standards for non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions (SFTs), to ease operational...

Securities Finance

ECB Surveys Securities Financing Terms

Scott Porter - August 21, 2020

Most widespread tightening of credit terms over three-month review period since SESFOD launched in 2013Less-favourable price terms for non-financial corporations and less-favourable non-price terms...

Securities Finance

Regulators determined to keep SOFR transition on track

Guest Post - August 11, 2020

The disruption to capital markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has not shifted the overall timeline of regulators and industry bodies for the replacement...

Securities Finance

Short Selling is an Essential Tool for Responsible Investment

Scott Porter - August 6, 2020

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and international law firm Simmons & Simmons have worked with some of the world’s leading alternative investment managers...

FinTech

TASE to Launch Blockchain-Based Securities Lending Platform

Scott Porter - July 29, 2020

Platform is the First of Its Kind and Will Enable Capital Market Players Direct Lending Among All the Major Financial Instruments The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange...

Operations

ISLA, ISDA Agree to Collaborate on Digital Initiatives

Scott Porter - July 27, 2020

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) have agreed to collaborate on two key initiatives to deliver...

Securities Finance

Pension Plans Unite for Securities Lending and Repo Trading

Scott Porter - July 24, 2020

Four leading pension plans, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), and State...

Operations

SFTR Reporting Regime Sees Successful First Day

Scott Porter - July 14, 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, said it had received reports from trade repositories (TRs) indicating that the...

Compliance

SIX Launches Fully Delegated SFTR Reporting for Swiss Repo Market

Scott Porter - July 14, 2020

Complex reporting obligations resulting from the Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) can be fully delegated to the Swiss Stock Exchange. The Collateral Cockpit™, launched...

Operations

TriOptima Extends Collaboration with DTCC on Reconciliation of SecFinance Transactions

Scott Porter - July 9, 2020

Infrastructure service firm TriOptima said yesterday that it had extended data connectivity between The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Global Trade Repository (GTR)...

Compliance

Federal Agencies Finalize Amendments to Swap Margin Rule

Scott Porter - June 26, 2020

Five federal agencies have finalized changes to their swap margin rule to facilitate the implementation of prudent risk management strategies at banks and other...

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