News and Notes

Taiwan eases securities lending rules – changes go live Jan 1 2016

Bank of England considering accepting equities as collateral

FSB publishes interim report on interest rate benchmark reform

Bloomberg: PIMCO can lend to the markets like a bank

US Senators introduce bill to bring back Glass-Steagal

Basel Committee: Frequently asked questions on the Basel III leverage ratio framework

SLT: Record-breaking June for OneChicago

AcadiaSoft at center of investment by 13 banks, ICAP and market infrastructure players for margin processing in non-cleared derivatives

FSB launches peer review on the implementation of its policy framework for shadow banking entities

Options Clearing Corp Securities Lending CCP Activity Up 15 Percent for June and 12 Percent Year-to-Date

MLex: Banks must put ID tags on repos in bill confirmed by EU ambassadors

Bank for International Settlements 2014 Annual Report now online

Fed moves Reverse Repo Facility time to 9:30AM

Bloomberg: Liquidity Squeeze Hits Repos in Denmark

Calypso Signs Global Reseller Agreement With SAP

IOSCO pushes back against over-regulation of asset managers

4Sight: Synthetic Finance – Target Operating Models and Technology Challenges

SunGard: The 8 questions collateral managers are asking about OTC regulations

EquiLend makes NGT enhancements

Bank of England: Innovations in the Bank’s provision of liquidity insurance via Indexed Long-Term Repo (ILTR) operations

InteDelta: The New Standardised Approach for Counterparty Risk

Fitch: Deep Dive Into Repo Collateral Highlights Corporate Bond ‘Fire Sale’ Risks

IOSCO: Meeting the Challenges of a New Financial World

China margin trading regulations revised

Industry Associations Endorse ISDA Data Reporting Principles

Murex overhauls MX.3 collateral management solution

Reuters: S&P lowers ratings of Barclays, Deutsche and RBS

Basel Committee: Interest rate risk in the banking book – consultative document

Bank of England’s PRA releases CRD IV: Liquidity

SunGard Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

Mark Carney and Bertrand Badré: Keep finance safe but do not shut out the vulnerable

Options Clearing Corp securities lending CCP activity up 9% from May 2014 and up 11% year-to-date

Calypso Introduces Bank-in-a-Box for Capital Markets

AcadiaSoft Launches MarginSphere 2 Solution for Non-Centrally-Cleared Derivatives

DTCC publishes perspectives on CCP risk management

TORA Releases Real-Time Stock Borrow Solution to Boost Trading Efficiency

Reuters: In new trend, European fund firms become banks in all but name

Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange and Deutsche Börse agree on joint venture

LCH.Clearnet launches buy-side clearing of FX derivatives in Europe

Bank of England: Contractual Stays in Financial Contracts Governed by Third-Country Law – CP19/15

SEC Proposes Rules to Modernize and Enhance Information Reported by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers

Fed to offer $200b in term reverse repo over Q2 quarter end

Interactive Data to launch liquidity indicators services

Tradition’s DBV-X prepares for launch, selects Euroclear as tri-party agent

FT: Tradition to set up electronic repo market in London

Bloomberg: Greek banks facing collateral shortage

Federal Reserve announces plans for periodic testing of its Term Deposit Facility

BlackRock releases white paper on securities lending facts to counter regulatory risk concerns

Paul Krugman in the New York Times: Dodd-Frank is working

BNYM: AIFMD asset segregation will compromise tri-party collateral management and securities lending