We held our fifth annual securities lending and repo update yesterday in Zurich. Discussion centered on SFTR and the evolution of the securities finance business in Europe.
Arguments are growing in favor of Frankfurt as a larger financial hub post-Brexit. A regional lobbyist is saying that 750 to 800 billion Euros in assets will transfer from London to Frankfurt as a result of Brexit. Here's where we stand.
A new survey from the Federal Reserve of Senior Financial Officers shines light on why banks use Interest on Excess Reserves (IOER), and what options they might choose if their own or external interest rate circumstances change.
The European Central Bank released their Financial Stability Report last week, including a feature on counterparty risk in synthetic and physical ETFs. We find valid points in the analysis alongside old tropes that collateralized business is inherently risky. We review the article's findings and assess their validity.
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