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SEC’s Fleming defends Dodd-Frank Act

17 November 2016 Maryland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rick Fleming has come out in defence of the embattled Dodd-Frank Act following President-Elect Donald Trump’s repeated threats to repeal and replace it...

OTC derivative reform opens the door for SWFs

14 November 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Sovereign wealth funds are in a unique position to plug gaps in the securities lending and repo markets left by regulatory reform in the over-the-counter derivatives space, according to BNY Mellon...

South Korea hardens short selling standards

10 November 2016 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

South Korea’s financial authority has pledged to bolster its short selling and disclosure regulations in a bid to reinforce investor protection.

US SEC refreshes derivatives analysis

03 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US Securities and Exchange Commission has released fresh analysis on the likely effects of its proposed rule on the use of derivatives by registered funds and business development companies...

Kenya opens to securities lending

31 October 2016 Nairobi
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Kenya has become the latest African market to open itself up to international securities lending and short selling transactions...

CMF: Too many cooks

20 October 2016 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

There are too many differences between regional regulations and not enough will from regulators to align them, according to speakers at the 10th Fleming Collateral Management Forum...

New York pension funds taken to task by DFS

18 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The New York State Common Retirement Fund, the investment arm of several New York state pension funds, has been accused of running “misguided investment scheme” and failing to “adjust and anticipate potential future losses” in a scathing repo