14 January 2015Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
An association of top US banks has written to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) urging it to take a closer look at central counterparties (CCPs)...
The increase in regulations throughout the financial industry is leading to greater risks and more opportunities for buy-side firms, according to a white paper released by Misys...
16 December 2014Washington DC Reporter: Mark Dugdale
The US securities lending and repo markets are becoming more transparent, but data continues to be collected in an inconsistent manner and much is not publicly available, according to the US Treasury’s Office of Financial Research...
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued for consultation the NSFR disclosure standards, following the publication of the NSFR standard in October 2014...
Ministers from the EU 11 have failed to meet their end-of-year deadline for outlining the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on equities, which is likely to scupper January 2016 implementation plans, according to reports...
08 December 2014Brussels Reporter: Stephanie Palmer
UniCredit has become the first commercial bank to secure Eurosystem credit operations under new rules, partnering up with the National Bank of Belgium and Euroclear...
01 December 2014Washington DC Reporter: Stephen Durham
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has censured and fined Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp $3.5 million for violating Regulation SHO...
The FSB has recommended that national and regional authorities collect appropriate data on securities financing markets to help them detect financial stability risks and develop policy responses...