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The percentage difference between an asset's market value and the amount that can be used as collateral for a loan.

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Industry
Barr outlines new Basel III Endgame proposals

Michael Barr, vice president for the Supervision Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, today reviewed the proposals for Basel III Endgame at Brookings Institute

Industry
Collateralisation brings 鈥榮ignificant benefits鈥�, says BoE

As counterparties across the financial ecosystem have become increasingly interconnected, credit relationships have become increasingly collateralised, according to Nathanael Benjamin

Regulation
Basel III Endgame and G-SIB Surcharge may reduce clearing access for SFT and derivatives markets

ISDA鈥檚 head of capital Panayiotis Dionysopoulos and head of clearing services Ulrich Karl speak to Bob Currie about the implications of the US Basel III Endgame and G-SIB Surcharge proposals

Regulation
RMA: US Treasury Clearing proposal to increase costs

The anticipated US Treasury Clearing proposal has caused concern for some firms, which indicate that the costs of its implementation will outweigh the benefits

Regulation
India launches consultation on securities lending for government securities

The Reserve Bank of India proposal will allow borrowing in all G-SECs issued by central government apart from treasury bills, with loan trades from one day to 90 days

Regulation
BCBS addresses ambiguity in minimum haircut standards for SFTs

Technical amendment clarifies provisions in the Basel Framework relating to collateral transformation trades which were open to misinterpretation.

Industry
BoE 色花堂Lending Committee reflects on ESG and GameStop

May meeting includes 10 new members in efforts to make the forum more diverse and inclusive

Regulation
BCBS proposes changes to SFT haircuts

The Basel committee has proposed technical amendments to the calculation of minimum haircut floors for securities financing transactions to avoid common misunderstandings