The EU’s ‘shadow banking’ sector poses a growing threat of unquantifiable systematic and liquidity risk for as long as it remains undefined, according to the European Central Bank...
Short sellers that had reduced their positions in the lead up to the UK’s EU referendum came back strongly to target UK banks once 'Brexit' was confirmed, according to FIS Astec Analytics...
The Financial Stability Board has highlighted the securities lending activities of asset managers acting as agent lenders as one of four key financial stability risks to be addressed in 2016...
Concerns of a collateral shortage in the wake of the implementation of the EMIR were dismissed as unfounded by the Steven Maijoor, chair of the ESMA, in a keynote speech at ISLA’s annual conference...
The European Securities and Markets Authority has given its approval to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to operate in the EU as central counterparty...
The UK’s decision to leave the EU will have far reaching impact on multiple asset classes in EU markets and may force central banks to act to maintain order, according to analysts at Pioneer Investments...
Securities finance industry associations and market participants offer their reactions to the UK’s decision to leave the EU by 51.9 percent by stressing the need for calm and emphasising that change will happen gradually...
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, has reacted to the UK vote to leave the European Union, saying that there will be no immediate change “in the way our goods can move or the way our services can be sold”...
The growth of central counterparties (CCPs) in the securities lending market is being held back by a lack of clear incentives, according to ISLA conference panellists...
