28 Dec 2023
On December 13, 2023, SEC adopted the final rules for enhancing the risk management practices for central clearing in the US treasury market and facilitate additional clearing of US treasury securities transactions. Let us look at the scope, timelines and how it impacts the US treasury market. 1. Current State: The US Treasury market is worth 26 t...
22 Nov 2023
The securities lending market is vital to the healthy functioning of securities markets globally. Securities lending improves market liquidity, price discovery, and enables timely trade settlement but an opaque securities lending market and limited availability of securities lending data publicly are big concerns to the regulators. In alignment wi...
20 Oct 2022
Securities lending market is vital to the healthy functioning of securities markets globally. Securities lending improves market liquidity, price discovery, and enables timely trade settlement but an opaque securities lending market and limited availability of securities lending data publicly are big concerns to the regulators. In alignment with D...
10 Jun 2020
Investment banks continue to be under pressure due to regulatory changes, declining revenues, and rising costs. Revenues generated by 12 biggest investment banks from trading and advisory operations are down by 11% for first six months of 2019, according to Financial Times article. COVID-19 pandemic will impact investment banks due to significantl...