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Securities Settlements
78 published works
Banking, Finance and Securities
CSDR implementing measures published in the OJ
The following implementing measures which supplement the Regulation on improving securities settlement in the EU and on central securities depositories (the CSDR) have been published in the Official Journal of…
IM Insights
FINRA Proposed T+2 Amendment
Following its receipt of comments, on December 14, 2016, FINRA filed proposed amendments to its rules to conform them to the SEC’s proposed amendments to Rule 15c6-1(a) to shorten the…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: ERISA-Regulated Benefit Plans Not “Affiliates” for Securities Class Settlement Purposes
In the settlement documents prepared in connection with securities class action settlements, the documents typically specify that certain groups are excluded from the settlement class. Among the groups typically excluded…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Sixth T2S harmonisation progress report
The European Central Bank has published its sixth T2S harmonisation progress report. Target2-Securities (T2S) is the Eurosystem platform for settling securities in Europe and was launched on 22 June 2015.…
Corporate and Securities Law
DTCC Explores Blockchain Technology
Structured Finance In Brief
CHAPS and CREST settlement days to be extended in summer 2016
By James Fisher
I bring good news from the Bank of England. Whether you have been up all night trying to close a £1 billion securities transaction for your client, or you are…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA consults on regulatory technical standards under the CSD Regulation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on the operation of the buy-in process under the Regulation on improving securities settlement and regulating central securities…
Banking, Finance and Securities
TARGET2-Securities successfully launched
TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the Eurosystem’s platform for securities settlement, started live operations on the morning of 22 June 2015. A first group of securities depositories and their user communities from Greece,…
Banking, Finance and Securities
T2S Online No. 21
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published issue 21 of its newsletter T2S Online which reports on the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) project. In the newsletter the chairman of the T2S board,…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 published
There has been published on the legislation.gov.uk website the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) together with an explanatory memorandum. Article 70 of the EU…