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Market News

2010 Loan Market 'Holidays' - Calculation of Delayed Compensation
Delayed compensation accrues on loan market trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date. More

Guidelines - Know Your Customer (KYC)
Know Your Customer (KYC) Guidelines have been published by the LSTA to identify clients and counterparties and ascertain relevant information pertinent to doing business with them. More

Markit Entity Identifiers 'MEIs'
As part of a broad identification system for the loan market, Markit and Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau have collaborated to issue unique identifiers for each loan market entity. More

The LSTA Recommends Treating November 26 as Loan Market Holiday When Calculating Delayed Compensation
Delayed compensation accrues on loan market trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date. More

The LSTA Recommends Treating November 11 as a Loan Market Holiday When Calculating Delayed Compensation
Delayed compensation accrues on loan market trades that do not settle within a set number of business days after trade date. More

LSTA News

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LSTA Website Login Issues
As of this morning issues with our members gaining access to our site has been resolved. But if you are still experiencing some issues, please contact us at 212.880.3000. More

LSTA Issues White Paper on Syndicated Loans and CLOs
The LSTA issued a White Paper that discussed the importance of syndicated loans and CLOs to U.S. companies. More

LSTA issues Comment Letter on SEC’s Regulation AB
The LSTA issued a comment letter on the SEC's proposed changes to Regulation AB, noting that applying the Reg AB requirements uniformly to all asset classes has the potential to disrupt securitization in discrete and unique asset classes. More

Impact of Financial Regulatory Reform Bill on the CLO and Loan Market
At 5:39am on the morning of Friday, June 25th, following a marathon session, lawmakers completed the Conference Committee process for the financial regulatory reform bill. More

Publications

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Loan Market Chronicle
Written by LSTA members, other loan market participants and academics, the Chronicle continues to report on the enormous changes in the loan market and keeps members informed of relevant regulatory and market practice developments. More

The LSTA's Complete Credit Agreement Guide
The Only Comprehensive Guide to the Syndicated Loan and Trading Market is Here! More

Press Releases

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LSTA Responds to Wall Street Journal Article
Friday’s Wall Street Journal ran a rather incomplete article on Floating Rate bank loan funds. Aside from missing several key features of the asset class, the writer included several "headline grabbing" quotes from sources far outside the major practitioners of the industry. While it would be easy to dismiss the article, we understand that investors are sensitive to what they see in the press, so we have taken a few moments to outline the following counter-points. More

The LSTA Recommends Treating September 6 as Loan Market Holiday When Calculating Delayed Compensation
In observance of the U.S. Labor Day holiday, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) recommends treating Monday, September 6, as a loan market holiday for purposes of calculating delayed compensation under the LSTA standard forms of trade confirmation. More

The LSTA Recommends Treating July 5th as Loan Market Holiday When Calculating Delayed Compensation
In observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday, the Loan Syndications and Trading Assocation (LSTA) recommends treating Monday, July 5, 2010 as a loan market holiday for purposes of calculating delayed compensation under the LSTA standard forms of trade confirmation. More

The LSTA Recommends Treating May 31 as Loan Market Holiday When Calculating Delayed Compensation
May 21, 2010 More

LSTA Elects 2010 Board of Directors
The LSTA announced today the election of its 2010 Board of Directors and the selection of Invesco’s Greg Stoeckle as Chair. Credit Suisse’s Tom Newberry will continue his service on the Board and will become Vice Chair, along with Stanfield’s David Frey. Nomura’s Rick Stewart was re-elected Treasurer and Kevin Burke, from GE Capital, was chosen to serve as Secretary. More

Service Provider Directory

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Service Providers
Service Provider Directory is an online resource tool that provides information about a company’s products and services while reaching the “whose who” in the loan market. More