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AIFs may struggle to meet March margin deadline
Lawyers warn some AIFs may not be ready for the start of Europe's variation margin regime
Forget your passport: London outside the single market
UK-based banks seek simplest way to retain EU access post-Brexit
Liquidity stress testing ‘essential’, says ECB supervisor
Supervisor warns conference banks will need to shape up their Ilaap responses for 2017
Risk managers take note: Brexit was not a black swan
Protecting yourself against true black swans is the art of the possible, not the probable
Capital hawks advocate bail-in flexibility for Italy
As stress-test results loom, experts say tackling legacy loans should take priority over bail-in purity
Doomed loop: Europe gets creative on sovereign bond risks
Political and prudential risks in huge bond-holdings force experts to consider new ideas
China opens up onshore swap market but hurdles remain
Foreign investors can now hedge CNY bonds but dealers expect limited uptake
Supervisors split over flexibility in CCP resolution
European regulators square off over predictability of spillover losses
EC to hold crunch talks on CCP recovery and resolution
European Commission said to be close to unveiling proposal on stricken clearing houses
Brexit or Bremain: looking for clues in bubble analysis
Crisis analysis model suggests rates and credit markets see danger
EU energy firms uneasy over inside information proposals
List of information expected or required to be disclosed under the Market Abuse Regulation is 'misleading', say industry groups
Council of the EU set to agree on money market fund reform
Amendments and deadline extension spark relief among end-users
Compliance burden jeopardises EU securitisation revival
Parliamentary rapporteur undermines STS with investor due diligence plan
Emir countdown raises cost questions for the buy side
Firms fear wider spreads, lower liquidity after May 21 frontloading date
Brexit fears stall regulatory preparations
Dealers waiting until August to implement key FRTB decisions
A Brexit stress test for the buy side
Markets are betting 2–1 the UK will remain in the EU but securities will tumble if they're wrong
EU 'blocked' on trading desk separation plan
European Parliament cannot agree on bank structural reform to tackle the too-big-to-fail issue
Post-Libor squeeze could stifle benchmarks, industry warns
Obligations set to mushroom for administrators and contributors
European dealers wrestle with corporate CVA changes
Banks say prices already diverging; CDS market could be impacted
Europe will open gates to US CCPs, says Massad
CFTC adopts substituted compliance for European CCPs; US clearers still waiting on Esma approval
EU's foreign benchmark equivalence rules under fire
Critics fear repeat of CCP approvals saga
EU banks eye hard slog of contract changes to meet bail-in rule
Banks required to include clause exposing foreign counterparties to potential haircuts
Looming EU-US deal on clearing gets cool welcome from banks
Proposed European rule change will raise risks and costs of clearing, critics fear
Carney: leverage ratio could limit clearing benefits
European officials should look at the impact of the leverage ratio on clearing, the Bank of England chief tells MEPs