Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR)
Why cyber hack leaves EquiLend down but not out
Users turned to alternative securities lending platforms, but that may not mean lost market share
Esma dithers over mandatory LEIs for repo collateral
The risk of no-trade lists due to SFTR hasn’t stimulated the uptake of LEIs outside Europe
Deutsche Börse to exit regulatory reporting business
Pricing war and cost pressures force service providers to reconsider regulatory reporting businesses
Repo rules caught in Covid’s concertina effect
Pandemic jeopardises phased rollout of Europe’s SFTR regime, raising fears of chaotic ‘big bang’ start
SFTR confusion over Esma’s coronavirus delay
European regulator’s announcement fails to tackle how delay affects legacy transactions
Banks think SFTR delay a ‘done deal’ amid virus outbreak
Industry letter urges regulators to postpone first two phases of reporting until October
Non-EU hedge funds stage surprise escape from SFTR
European Commission clarifies scope of reporting obligation that confused many in the industry
We’ve been here before: LEIs take two
LEIs are catching on in Asia
Watchdogs ask EC to delay repo haircut floors. Will it?
EBA says hedge funds will skirt the rules, but Basel and FSB want haircut minimums in place
Mifid redux? Esma insists on LEIs for repo collateral
Mifid-style ruling will bar firms from using securities without identifiers in financing transactions
Esma proposal may limit short-selling
Reporting requirement would bar securities without LEIs from being used in financing transactions
Resented elsewhere, Mifid finds love at Esma
Huge cache of data helped Esma spot market abuse and inform policy, head of market data policy says
Basel haircut floors threaten securities financing desks
Banks fear capital hit unless regulators provide exemption for stock borrowing
EU must think big to overcome Brexit’s impact on markets
Post-trade reforms offer lessons for Capital Markets Union project, writes EU lawmaker Kay Swinburne
Energy firms say looming EU reporting rules too broad in scope
SFTR vagaries cause confusion over commodity-specific transactions
OFR leads US push for mandatory adoption of LEIs
Berner says his bureau could use repo-reporting project to drive uptake of legal entity identifiers
Losing the match: EU repo rules spark reporting fears
Repositories battling to improve matching rates for Emir trade reporting as SFTR looms
Repo markets left guessing by new EU reporting rules
Record-keeping obligations of SFTR already in force, but no guidance on data fields
The role of collateral in supporting liquidity
This paper focuses on the use of high-quality assets for collateral purposes.
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules