SEC releases FIMSAC meeting date 09 January 2018 Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax SEC will hold its inaugural fixed income market structure advisory committee on 11 January
LCH reports record highs in 2017 08 January 2018 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo LCH’s RepoClear business reported €175 trillion of cleared transactions in 2017, an increase of almost 25 percent compared to the previous year
Monster movie or safety net? Industry has its say on MiFID II 05 January 2018 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax After MiFID II went live on 3 January, industry stakeholders are far from convinced of the benefits it will bring
New MiFID II derivatives rules stalled in major markets 04 January 2018 London Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo Several EU supervisory authorities are allowing a transitional arrangement for derivatives rules under MiFID II
NEX Group ends 2017 with repo boost 04 January 2018 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax EU repo activity reached $223.1 billion last month, up from $181.3 billion in December 2016
Eurex ends 2017 on a high 03 January 2018 Frankfurt Reporter: Jenna Lomax The derivative exchange outlined 2018 roadmap focusing on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead
OCC securities lending activity increases again 03 January 2018 Chicago Reporter: Jenna Lomax The equity derivative clearinghouse oversaw 206,338 securities lending transactions last month
MiFID II comes in to play 03 January 2018 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax MiFID II places responsibility on the lender for ensuring that a borrower of safe custody assets provides appropriate collateral and accounts for value variables during the borrow period
OneChicago sees December volume fall 03 January 2018 Chicago Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo OneChicago has blamed discrepancies between EU and US margin rules for just under 25 percent drop off trading volumes during December 2017
Asian banks systemic risk on the rise 02 January 2018 Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax OFR reports systemic importance scores for Asian banks rose for a second year in a row, while G-SIB growth remains steady
ETFs hit record highs, according to Tradeweb review 22 December 2017 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax In its review for 2017, Tradeweb commented on how its global fixed income, derivatives and ETF markets have embraced change throughout 2017
ESMA review finds good supervision of CCPs’ DMP 22 December 2017 Paris Reporter: Zsuzsa Szabo ESMA has issued the results of a peer review on how national competent authorities ensure that CCPs comply with requirements under the EMIR