Brokers face restrictions on using clients’ assets as collateral for other trades, as part of a push by global regulators to prevent the securities lending market from sparking chain reactions that could cause a crisis.

Under recommendations published today by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), brokers wouldn’t be allowed to tap client assets for their own trading, and they would have to provide “sufficient disclosure” of plans to use the securities as collateral in other transactions. They would also have to meet minimum standards in managing liquidity risks.

 

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