The proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has hit yet another stumbling block, as the board of LSEG declined to comply with fresh demands from the European Commission
The EU supervisory authorities have chastised the union’s financial services industry for failing to meet the already delayed deadline for exchanging variation margin
Hard pressed European repo desks should not hold out hope of respite from the European Central Bank’s bond purchase programme in March just because inflation rates are on the rise, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Jochen Möbert
Market regulators must raise margin requirements for over-the-counter derivative transactions in order to address their procyclical nature and avoid amplifying liquidity issues during stress scenarios, according to the US Office of Financial Research
The Indian National Securities Clearing Corporation has offered an olive branch to the National Stock Exchange securities lending market by introducing an incentive scheme that would see larger transactions rewarded with cuts to charges
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has implemented fresh amendments to its securities lending rules and overhauled its regulatory interpretations interface in a bid to improve transparency and attract more lenders to the market
The World Federation of Exchanges has deemed a scenario where a central counterparty would need to initiate a recovery plan as “beyond extreme” and asked for patience from regulators in administering resolutions
The emergence of central bank reverse repo programmes is an admission that balance sheet regulations have gone too far, according to the keynote speaker at IMN's conference
The securities lending industry shouldn’t expect the newly-installed Trump administration to take the axe to banking regulation any time soon, attendees of IMN's conference heard
