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Alliance of 14 trade body call for CSDR buy-in delay

12 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA, ICMA and ISDA are among 14 trade bodies to renew calls for the buy-ins rules to be shelved until "essential" amendments are in place and to give in-scope entities more time to prepare

EC publishes CSDR inception impact assessment

12 March 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The review, which will remain open until 5 April, will assess how well EU rules on central securities depositories are working

Maxine Waters fires warning shot over SLR exemptions

11 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

“It is past time that your agencies stop prioritising the wishes of Wall Street over the public good,” Waters tells US regulators

US SEC considering post-GME short selling disclosures

10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The commission’s acting chair has written a letter to US senator Elizabeth Warren addressing her concerns over systemic market risks

Big gaps remain in LEI coverage, says associations

10 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The grace period for including third-country counterparty LEIs must be extended again beyond April to avoid a liquidity crunch and undermining SFTR data integrity, warn trade bodies including ISLA and ICMA

Final LIBOR wind-down begins

05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA has confirmed that representative LIBOR rates will not be available beyond the dates set out, and publication of most of the LIBOR settings will cease immediately after these dates

SFDR: uncertainty lingers as deadline looms

03 March 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Alex Pugh

A week before the first go-live of SFDR, the securities lending market still lacks clarity of whether it falls in scope

Cum-ex tax loophole isn't closed, warns German tax expert

01 March 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s tax subcommittee heard that the upcoming criminal trials may allow prosecutors to recoup most of the estimated €55 billion lost tax revenue to related parties that benefited from the suspect's cum-ex scheme