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GLEIF voices support for CPMI LEI recognition

24 October 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Global Legal Entity Identification Foundation has welcomed the Bank of International Settlements’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures’ advocation for use of the Legal Entity Identifier within ISO 20022 payments

Tonic appoints Ashish Surothia as senior project manager

23 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

Surothia will focus on market and credit risk-related engagements

ESMA and EBA publish joint guidelines consultation paper

23 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The European Banking Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority have released a consultation paper on two draft joint guidelines under the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation

ECB identifies material weaknesses in managing credit risk with non-bank counterparties

23 October 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

This review, conducted in H2 2022, was based on a review of governance and counterparty credit risk management at 23 organisations involved in trading derivatives and securities financing transactions with non-bank counterparts

SEC fines Anson Advisors for short selling violations

20 October 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The US securities markets regulator found that Toronto-based AAI had violated SEC Rule 105 which prohibits short selling of an equity during a restricted period, typically five business days prior to a covered public offering