It’s widely accepted that the 152 fields designated by the EU’s Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) is overkill. In fact, many of these fields don’t currently exist in participant computer systems and don’t make much sense. Now, the Financial Stability Board has released reporting guidelines with 30 fields. Will this help the EU see the light and harmonize future reporting requirements?
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