News and Notes

ESMA consults on CCP anti-procyclicality margin measures

Contineo expands post-trade service with SIX

ESMA provides access to MiFID II and MiFIR data

Basel Committee stress testing report identifies progress and challenges

BoE researchers exploiting big data for systemic risk assessment

IOSCO on selecting benchmarks in a post-IBOR world

The Tax Adviser: Sec. 871(m) delay raises hopes for non delta-one transactions

NEX European repo up 23% in December yoy, US repo lifts 11%

OneChicago volume down 23% in December yoy

OCC seclending activity up 22% from 2016

FSB provides details on unique transaction identifier governance

ISLA reports wins on German tax act

Risk: Eurex and LCH face headwinds from bilateral market comeback

Tradeweb: global repo trading tilts electronic

Basel Committee consults on extraordinary monetary policy operations in the NSFR

ESMA advises EC on short selling regulation

ESMA review finds good supervision of CCPs’ default management

Clearstream’s 2017 marked by T2S and asset servicing overhaul

BoE consults on authorizing and supervising firms and CCPs amid Brexit negotiations

Research paper shows benefits of PB information flow for hedge funds

Robo-advisor M1 forgoes fees for seclending revenue

ESMA mulls binary options ban and CFD restriction for retail clients

ICMA’s European Repo and Collateral Council updates best practices

FIA and SIFMA chime in on CFTC’s handling of cross-border trading and clearing of swaps

Citi and CME Group adopt DLT for margin cost cutting

Surveys launched on incentives to centrally clear OTC derivatives trades

ECB announces changes to collateral eligibility criteria for unsecured bank bonds

CloudMargin offers ‘Margin Call Mayhem’ online game for the holidays

AI-enabled post trade derivatives processor signs up J.P. Morgan, Citi

NLR: Analysis of SEC data reporting delay on cyber fears

Wilmington Trust picks AcadiaSoft as collateral management partner for margin services

Pirum and Stonewain’s Spire upgrade to near real-time

Commerzbank and HSBC to set up JV for securities settlement

FT: Bundesbank member rebuffs criticism of new Basel reforms

Risk: EBF to update European master agreement

Fed will restore ARRC next year

Reuters: bank lobbyists in fresh push on US tax bill repo provision

FRB announces final plans for three new repo reference rates

FRB puts out comment call for stress testing transparency

Basel III reforms finalized

ISLA to German MoF: “outlook poor” for equities markets unless concessions made on tax act

Bank of England: Making banks resolvable: the key to making resolution work

NYLJ: clarity on repo collateral valuation in dysfunctional markets is a long way away

ECB harmonizing settlement and collateral management systems

ASX will use DLT for clearing and settlement in 2018

Thomson Reuters adds model risk to its platform

OFR: financial stability risks remain moderate, new vulnerabilities emerge

IFLR: banks put FRTB on hold

OCC seclending activity up 34% in November yoy

FSB consults on TBTF bail-in policies for G-SIBs