After releasing a first paper in April, ECSDA issued a second paper on securities financing transactions (SFTs) in November commenting on the draft standards of the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) for SFT reporting.
The paper argues for a recognition of the specificities of CSD securities lending and borrowing services, and it suggests clarifications on reporting fields aimed at identifying the place of settlement and the counterparties involved, irrespective of whether SFTs settle in a CSD.
ECSDA in 2016 