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Rise in capital could impact vibrancy of US capital markets, says ISDA

17 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Association warns that an increase in capital requirements for bank trading activities under the US Basel III Endgame could impact the liquidity and vibrancy of US capital markets

Industry regulators issue consultation paper on CCP margining practices

17 January 2024 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The consultation document from the BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO puts forward 10 policy proposals designed to improve the resilience of central clearing infrastructure and to enhance transparency and governance in clearing processes

FCA amends notification threshold in short selling regulation

17 January 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The legislation will increase the notification threshold for the reporting of net short positions in shares to the FCA

SEBI introduce new guidelines for short selling transactions

08 January 2024 India
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Under the framework, all classes of investors are permitted to short sell, however there are stringent measures around disclosure practices

Boulton joins BrokerTec as director

08 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Jamie Boulton brings extensive experience within the repo markets to the role, where he will focus on the expansion of the BrokerTec Quote dealer-to-client RFQ venue

ESAs propose extending the EMIR equity option exemption

21 December 2023 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The draft proposes a two-year extension to the equity option exemption from bilateral margining as well as issue a no-action opinion

Buy-side associations take legal action against SEC over short-sale disclosure

13 December 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

AIMA, MFA and NAPFM file petition asking the US Court of Appeals to invalidate newly-adopted SEC rules on reporting and public disclosure of securities lending and short selling activity

UK regulator issues guidance for Basel 3.1 implementation

12 December 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

This “near-final” policy statement responds to feedback advanced by the market on the CP 16/22 consultation paper on Basel 3.1 standards that was circulated in November 2022

ESAs launch consultation on second batch of policy mandates under DORA

11 December 2023 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

These policy mandates aim to ensure a consistent legal framework for companies dealing with cyber-attacks or threats to their ICT-related processes

FINRA orders four firms to pay US$2.6 million for fully paid securities lending violations

07 December 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The combined amount includes US$1 million in restitution to retail customers enrolled in fully paid securities lending programmes and fines of US$1.6 million for the firms’ related supervisory and advertising violations

Joint associations publish MRRA update

06 December 2023 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The MRRA provides users with a template agreement for documenting regulatory reporting arrangements for SFT transactions and derivatives entered into under industry standard documentation

FSB publishes toolkit to enhance third-party risk management and oversight

04 December 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

The toolkit aims to reduce fragmentation in regulatory and supervisory approaches to third-party risk management across jurisdictions and different areas of the financial services sector

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