The need for ‘collateral optimisation’ has reached the buy side for the first time and some are struggling to adapt, according to speakers at the Euroclear collateral conference in Brussels
The European Commission’s vice president intends to lay down a proposal to renew the UK-EU CCP equivalence period beyond the March 2020 date, "to prepare for any eventuality"
“By connecting the [Euroclear] ecosystem to T2S, we are joining in on their ambition to foster new financing opportunities to finance growth in Europe,” Euroclear Collateral Conference speaker says
07 November 2019Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax
The US SEC has issued an extension of a no-action letter it provided to assist market participants regarding their US-regulated activities for MiFID II research
A few savvy clearing members are leveraging OCC daily securities datafiles to post collateral worth tens of millions of dollars less in market value than their peers, while still meeting margin requirements
The German marketplace organiser saw a drop-off in securities lending revenue last quarter, while collateral management, custody and settlement businesses achieved modest growth