UK central bank powers to limit CCP discretionary payments to employees and shareholders came into effect from 16 February, with these powers limited to five years’ duration and with consideration given to impact on CCP hiring and staff retention
ETF QOD Europe allows clients to trade ETFs listed on a number of European primary exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris and Borsa Italiana
The firms have partnered to enable tri-party clients to automate the optimisation of collateral to meet margin calls at a range of CCPs globally
The report measures the effectiveness of NCAs’ supervision of CCPs’ due diligence and review process of clearing members, in line with requirements outlined in EMIR
The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for the Bank of England to place reliance on the Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory and supervisory activities
The final rules, adopted yesterday, look to reinforce governance standards relating to board independence, CCP use of external service providers, and steps to reduce potential conflicts of interest relating to board members and senior management
PT Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia was recognised as a Tier 1 CCP under EMIR Article 25 on 19 October 2023.
The proposals regard fees charged to Tier 1 third country central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Amid the season of Disney remakes, Brian Bollen analyses EMIR’s own ‘remake’, more aptly known as ‘REFIT’, and what the update will mean for the industry going forward
Brian Bollen analyses current market access to Asia and the continent’s approach to ESG reporting, as well as the wider effects of shortening settlement cycles for a number of its territories
Industry experts discuss the regulatory initiatives that are having the biggest impact on their business and lessons to be learnt from regulatory data integrity and control processes
C3 Post Trade quantifies the scale of the challenge posed by CSDR’s SDR and offers advice on how to prepare for strict settlement oversight
Tom Harry of MTS discusses SFTR, the challenges that come with it and what is required from firms involved
Valentino Wotton of DTCC discusses the ways in which derivative markets have become more transparent since the financial crisis
Drew Nicol and BNY Mellon’s James Slater discuss the results of a joint research study with PwC exploring buy-side opinions on central counterparties, incoming collateral rules and the rise of peer-to-peer lending
The Middle East is on the cusp of a securities services success story, but this plot is not necessarily a new one, says HSBC’s Kapil Seth
Brian Bollen discusses India’s move to T+1 and its growing custody and funds landscape
Despite being hit hard by COVID-19 — much like the rest of Europe — Russia is now one of the continent’s leading international trailblazers when it comes to custody growth and technological innovation
In a post-Brexit world, could Germany take the UK’s crown in gaining the status of the EU financial hub?
Experts say DLT has the potential to open the floor to all kinds of innovations if it can become a regulatory and legally integral part of Germany’s business
