SFT Regulation Comes into Effect on 12 January 2016

Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 on Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse (the “SFT Regulation”) has been published in the EU Official Journal and applies from 12 January 2016. As an EU regulation, it applies directly in each EU Member State without the need for local implementing legislation. In this article, partner Anna Maleva-Otto and associate Ron Feldman discuss the scope and impact of the SFT Regulation.