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Mandatory clearing in Hong Kong postponed until January
Banks will have a six-month grace period before they must finally start clearing by July 2014
A slew of Asian regulators have looked into high-frequency trading prompted by concerns over computer-driven market manipulation. But little evidence of its negative impact has been found
Regulators in Asia are striving to strike balance between regulating the shadow banking sector and letting Asian financial intermediation develop
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