News and Notes

ISDA publishes Legal Guidelines for Smart Derivatives Contracts: Collateral

FCA issues one-pager and sets up hotline for Brexit prep

Zero Hash Announces Successful Launch of Settlement for Derivatives

Reserve Bank of India working with regulators to develop fixed income securities lending

ISLA publishes report on LEIs and SFTR

ESMA risk survey shows “deteriorating” outlook for asset managers and “very high” market risk

Eurex Clearing launches incentive program to support Brexit preparations

Market Media: State Street presents on AI in securities lending

QS Holdco asks judge to allow lawsuit to proceed against prime brokers

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal to establish capital requirements for certain insurance companies supervised by the Board

Bank of England: Securities settlement fails network and buy-in strategies

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OCC settlements on regulatory matters with SEC and CFTC

ISLA publishes Regulatory and Policy Maker Guide to Securities Lending, in association with Finadium

CME reports record trading in SOFR futures as OI surpasses $960 billion notional

CME Group to Launch SOFR Options on January 6, 2020

ISDA Create to Add New Custody Function for Initial Margin

Fed blog: The Transmission of Monetary Policy and the Sophistication of Money Market Fund Investors

BIS: Spillovers of funding dry ups

OCC seclending CCP volume declined 5.53% in August 2019 year over year

ESMA strengthens liquidity stress tests for investment funds

ECB’s Yves Mersch on why cryptocurrency Libra may be a new kind of money

Baton Systems Secures $12 Million Series A led by Trinity Ventures

CNA: BNP Paribas plans bid for Deutsche Bank’s equity derivatives

ISLA’s 11th securities lending market report notes uncertainty and faster pace of regulatory change

BIS: Bank intermediation activity in a low interest rate environment

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HSBC facilitates first T+3 trade in China Interbank Bond Market

BIS: Geographic spread of currency trading: the renminbi and other EM currencies

BoE’s Carney calls for alternatives to US dollar system

ASIC proposes ban on the sale of binary options to retail clients, and restrictions on the sale of CFDs

P&I: Los Angeles County Employees preps securities lending search

Canadian regulator delays margin and collateral rules for non-cleared derivatives

US FDIC and Comptroller of the Currency approve Volcker Rule reforms

The Trade: Hedge fund performance forces prime brokers to rethink risk

BoE: Does liquidity spill over in the credit market? The case of CDS and corporate bonds

Private sector working group issues recommendations on the transition from EONIA to €STR for cash and derivatives products

State Street Provides Clients Record Access to Cleared Repo Financing

Broadridge posts white paper on trade flows for Centrally Clearing Institutional Tri-Party

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ISLA, FIA, ICMA and ISDA to create new Master Reporting Agreement

Frequently asked questions on the Basel III standardised approach for operational risk

MarketAxess to acquire US Treasuries trading platform LiquidityEdge

Hazeltree Launches Hazeltree Private Markets™ to Manage Capital Activity Lifecycle

Eurex Repo launches GC Pooling Cheapest-To-Deliver (CTD) Basket

Bloomberg Acquires RegTek.Solutions to Expand Regulatory Reporting Services

Northern Trust Develops Machine Learning Based Forecasting Engine to Drive Securities Lending Revenue

Korea Times: KOSPI struggles with soaring short selling

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Judge dismisses QS Holdco lawsuit against prime brokers based on claim ownership