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An update on repo, Fed Funds and the IOER spread (Premium)
Since its introduction, Interest on Excess Reserves (IOER) has let Federal Reserve account holders earn spreads on the rates they pay institutions that can't access this Fed rate directly. We ...
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Rates & Repo 2018: what to expect on liquidity, SOFR, tri-party and blockch...
Planning for our Rates & Repo 2018 conference, November 5 in New York, is in full swing. With well over 100 attendees now confirmed, we expect the second year of ...
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Several blows this week to London as a financial center post-Brexit (Premium)
The odds for London thriving as a financial center post-Brexit got worse this week. Here's what happened and where things seem to be going ...
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We analyze new US mutual fund securities lending disclosures, plus fee splits (P...
We analyzed the securities lending data of eight major US mutual fund complexes to see what real information they provided. Besides agent lender fee splits, we learned some important lessons ...
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If brokers move their business to fintech firms, FINRA may not have oversight. I...
FINRA is considering a rule that would reduce the supervisory burden of US brokerage members' outside activities. The rationale is that if a broker isn't engaged in brokerage business then ...
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The ECB on repo in the Leverage Ratio: taking a strong stand today may not turn ...
The ECB's publication last week of "The implications of removing repo assets from the leverage ratio" creates a conundrum. On the one hand, the findings stick true to the Basel ...
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Securities Lending
We analyzed the securities lending data of eight major US mutual fund complexes to see what real information they provided ...
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Regulatory
If brokers move their business to fintech firms, FINRA may not have oversight. Is this a good thing?
FINRA is considering a rule that would reduce the supervisory burden of US brokerage members' outside activities. The rationale is ...
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