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Q&A: Michael Spencer on Europe, Tobin taxes, OTC reform and futures...
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A Europe-wide trading tax is under discussion in Paris and Frankfurt, but has no chance of being approved by the UK, Icap’s chief executive Michael Spencer tells Duncan Wood
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Icap’s forex spot and NDF electronic platform, EBS, is looking to diversify into outright forwards and other services this year
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Europe’s revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive appears to leave the door open for derivatives trading platforms to offer voice trading – but rules on transparency may slam the door shut....
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Sponsored forum: US inflation derivatives
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There continues to be uncertainty about the direction of US inflation, particularly given the latest attempts by the Federal Reserve to stimulate growth, known as Operation Twist. This uncertainty is encouraging a broader range of investors and hedgers...
Sefs in stasis as final rules edge closer
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Final US Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules on swap execution facilities (Sefs) are to be published in early 2012, a full year after the original proposals. As 2011 draws to a close, would-be Sefs complain the continuing uncertainty about key...
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Brokers
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Interdealer brokers have always stood at the crossroads of the over-the-counter market, but the way they direct traffic is changing rapidly. By Alex Monro
Broker guilty of ‘unlawful conspiracy’ to poach staff
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LONDON – A UK High Court judge has found in favour of inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon after it accused rival BGC Partners of an “unlawful conspiracy” to poach its top employees. The ruling by Justice Raymond Jack concerned the hire of 10 of Tullett’s...
Obama profit tax is fair, says BGC business head
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President Barack Obama’s plan to impose a profit tax on banks is “reasonable”, according to the head of business development at London-based interdealer broker, BGC Partners. At a press briefing on regulation on March 1, Jeffrey Hogan said, at...
BGC plans to open China office despite derivatives documentation spat
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Interdealer broker BGC appears undeterred by a recent decline in China's foreign exchange and interest rate swaps activity, stemming from the failure by leading Chinese and foreign banks to sign bilateral contracts that support such trades, with the interdealer...
Asia Risk interdealer survey 2009: Brokers
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Interdealer brokers showed their mettle during the worst periods of the financial crisis, but have subsequently been rewarded by thin margins and low volumes across asset classes in the past six months.
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