The EU’s Securities Financing Transactions Regulation will require disclosure to clients and authorities of those activities, and also force intermediaries to obtain consent if they want to use a security as collateral in a trade that involves a change of ownership. Source: Bloomberg
Supreme leader rejects Trump’s offer as foreign minister questions whether US president is ‘serious about talks’. Source: Al Jazeera
Elon Musk said Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund has approached him several times over nearly two years about providing financial support to take Tesla Inc. private, as the chief executive sought to explain his claim to have funding for a possible deal. Source: The Wall Street Journal
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament at speed. Source: The Telegraph
