Press Release: Securities financing transactions: Council agrees transparency rules

The Permanent Representatives Committee agreed on the 20 November 2014, on behalf of the Council of the European Union, its negotiating stance on a draft regulation aimed at improving the transparency of securities lending and repurchase transactions.

The regulation would enhance financial stability by ensuring that information on so-called securities financing transactions is efficiently reported to trade repositories and investors in collective investment undertakings.

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting and transparency of securities financing transactions http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-on-reporting-and-transparency-of-securities-financing-transactions/

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