The survey, which was the first of its kind carried out by ICMA and ASIFMA, found the majority of repo collateral was made up of Japanese government bonds
The IMF, along with the FSB and other regulatory bodies, have no desire to shut down the alternative financing industry but that some aspects of the market’s risk features must be managed
The UK’s financial conduct authority has indicated it will accept a soft roll out of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive in January
The Target2-Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï pan-European harmonised settlement platform is finally fully operational, as the Spanish and Baltic markets completed their migration yesterday
New margining rules for non-cleared derivatives are significantly changing collateral practices, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association