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SEC forms a security-based swaps joint venture
22 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

As of November 2021, security-based swaps entities must register with the SEC and will be subject to various requirements, including capital, margin and segregation

GPFA expands membership with Norges Bank Investment Management
22 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The beneficial owner-led association has expanded its membership with the introduction of its first European beneficial owner

ESMA publishes final report under EMIR Refit
22 December 2020 France
Reporter: Natalie Turner

ESMAâ€™s final EMIR Refit RTS largely reflect the original proposals included in the consultation paper and focuses on further harmonisation of the reporting requirements

ESMA grants DTCC Data Repository Ireland TR status under EMIR and SFTR
21 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

This registration is part of the DTCC Group strategy to ensure it continues to offer services to EU clients after the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020

Increasing numbers of activist short selling campaigns in Canada raise concerns
21 December 2020 Canada
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Canadian council of securities regulators has published a consultation paper to facilitate discussion about activist short selling after Canadian market stakeholders raise concerns Canada

ISLA puts ESG centre stage for 2021
21 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA's newly-launched ESG steering group is split into four key pillars: thought leadership, advocacy, regulation and best practice. Each will take on an element of advancing the integration of sustainable financing into securities lending

OCC to refund $156 million to clearing member firms
18 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

OCCâ€™s board of directors has approved returning some clearing fees to clients, which will occur on 19 April 2021

EUâ€™s lowered short selling reporting threshold renewed again
18 December 2020 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ESMA is maintaining the 0.1 percent net short position reporting threshold until March 2021, marking the second extension

Quantitative Brokers hires news chief sales officer
18 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Quantitative Brokers has hired former-Eurex global head of fixed income, funding and financing to head up its global sales team

The securities lending market is yet to win over ESG ETFs
17 December 2020 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DWS has pulled the plug on one of its ETF UCITSâ€™s lending programme as part of its switch from tracking a traditional FTSE index to an ESG-friendly one

BoE to decide if interest rates should go negative
17 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Bank of Englandâ€™s monetary policy committee is meeting today to determine whether negative interest rates should be introduced, while securities lending participants express concerns about the possibility of negative yields on cash collateral rei

Bpifrance switches IRS book to Eurex Clearing
16 December 2020 France
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The French public investment bank has relocated its entire portfolio of derivatives from LCH to Eurex Clearing with BNP Paribas acting as counterparty and clearing broker