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May
The securities finance industry is worried it could be hammered by the FTT but the European Commission has bigger concerns on its plate, says Stephanie Baxter
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Despite recent concerns in the US about systemic risks of funding less liquid assets through tri-party repo, this market is still an important source of funding, says Fitch
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Collateral management is at a high risk of becoming a commodity, says SIX Securities Services
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Icma paper stresses systemic importance of collateral and the role of the repo market
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April
The Asian bank has joined Euroclear’s Collateral Highway
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The new paper considers how Basel III is shaping securities finance
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Customers of tri-party repo and securities lending providers are invited to take part in the annual survey until May 1
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Nearly 40% of institutions said they had no access to a collateral optimisation system, according to a poll at Clearstream's Asia conference
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The custodian is working closely with SWIFT in response to higher regulatory demands for collateral protection
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The two firms will create a customised collateral management solution for their clients
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Neil Hookway joins the consultancy firm's Domain Group
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The bank’s Q1 2013 revenue from securities finance fell nearly 20% from Q1 2012, while revenues from asset management and servicing fees rose
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New system to manage collateral, clearing and settlement requirements
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The new index family is designed to be an alternative to Libor
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Repo should be exempt from the EU transaction tax, according to a study commissioned by the Icma European Repo Council
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The repo trade association has released the 2013 legal opinions that support the Gmra agreement
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4sight’s software will initially be used for Itau BBA’s US securities lending and repo business
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The bank has already found a replacement for Ajay Nagpal who left the bank earlier this week. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Pirum has partnered with BNY Mellon’s global collateral services business
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March
Amid the doom and gloom, Stephanie Baxter found there was a small spark of opportunity for securities finance at the Markit Securities Finance Forum
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The proposed EU financial tax could push bank funding away from the repo market, according to Clifford Chance's Paget Dare Bryan
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Markit's David Carruthers sees the securities lending and repo markets moving closer together in response to collateral demands. Stephanie Baxter reports
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The Newedge/MTS Agency Cash Management (ACM) joins Euroclear’s Collateral Highway
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The arrangement is available in the Spanish and Italian markets, and the two institutions are working to extend it to the other European and Asian markets
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LTROs continue the decline of the European repo market, but FTT could be an even bigger threat to its future
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Industry participants at the Asian securities lending conference questioned the FSB’s proposals to introduce trade repositories in the global business. Stephanie Baxter reports from Hong Kong
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February
Trade repositories could raise the reputation of securities lending and repo but there is scepticism over their viability, says Stephanie Baxter
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The Reserve Bank of India's decision to allow repo transactions in short-term corporate paper is on its own unlikely to significantly galvanise the repo market in India. Paul Golden investigates
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The Swiss Tax Authority (STA) is scrutinising 'dividend-stripping transactions' which include securities lending and repo among others, according to KPMG's Charles Hermann who criticises the STA's approach
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Speaking at the Global Investor/ISF Swiss event, RBC Investor Services’ Guy D’Albrand reveals his scepticism over using ETFs as collateral
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Lower inflation rates have played a main role in dragging down nominal interest rates, according to Fritz Zurbrugg of the Swiss National Board
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Godfried De Vidts said it is importance to engage with regulators before it’s too late at the Global Investor/ISF Swiss Securities Finance and Liquidity Management Forum III
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Global Investor/ISF hosts events around the world, covering a wide variety of subjects. In 2013 it will again gather key securities finance players in Australia, London and Germany
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Are ETFs the answer to the collateral shortfall dilemma? Stephanie Baxter writes
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Euroclear Bank will start providing post-trade services for Russian OFZs from this month
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A huge amount of new legislation is about to be applied to European markets. Ceri Jones identifies the key provisions
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January
Regulation will begin to bite the securities lending and repo businesses over the next 12 months, according to two consultants. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Securities lending and repo markets confront a year of turmoil as speculation over the impact of regulation finally turns into a reality. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Euroclear's Awan expects to see more collateral upgrade trades from mid-2013, while SunGard's Lewis says relaxtion of Basel collateral rules could lower demand for these trades. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Oliver Shaw joins LBBW’s repo desk in London
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BondSpot, a member of the Warsaw Stock Exchange capital group will launch the euro-denominated trading service on January 21
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The ECB's Benoit Coeure says the push to centrally-cleared repo should be driven by the market. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Regulators should avoid introducing pre-trade and post-trade price transparency at the same time, according to the Belgian Debt Agency’s Anne Leclercq. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Citi has joined forces with Euroclear and Clearstream to help its clients efficiently manage their collateral pools
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Clearstream has developed the solution with 360T Trading Networks to help corporate and institutional clients maximise their collateral usage
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Waves of regulation are set to pound securities finance, with many predicting a huge shortfall in available collateral. Stephanie Baxter looks at how the industry is being reshaped and the role of collateral upgrade trades
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The repo market will benefit from demand for collateral transformation but it could carry new systemic risks, according to Rule Financial's David Field