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Sefs: Dead on arrival?
Bloomberg is threatening to sue the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission over uneven margin rules that it fears will drive the market away from swaps and into new futures contracts. Peter Madigan reports...
Esma guidelines for Ucits funds and the introduction of the AIFM directive are casting doubt over the future shape of the alternative Ucits industry as demand for the products remains strong
Regulators have embarked on a wholesale review of the way trading book exposures are capitalised. The industry responded, and continues to lobby – but is it getting anywhere? Laurie Carver reports
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Double trouble: UK banks face threat of twin ringfences
The post-crisis years have been punctuated by calls for big banks to be broken up. Nothing quite that dramatic is happening, but ring-fencing proposals in Europe – and a de facto fence around foreign banks in the US – are nudging the industry towards...
Extraterritoriality: US person definition doubt
The Dodd-Frank Act requires any trade involving a US person to meet strict new regulatory requirements. The first mandatory clearing requirements are now in force – but the definition of US person is still not finalised, creating havoc for firms trying...
Group supervision and solvency vex US and EU regulatory talks
The US and Europe are at loggerheads over finding a common regulatory framework for insurers. But as they struggle to come to a resolution the IAIS is looming, with its own approach to global regulation that could undermine them both. Louie Woodall reports...
Banks fear capital swings if Basel III kills bond filter
Bank capital numbers will be exposed to swings in the value of huge bond portfolios if a Basel III footnote appears in final US and European rules – and with interest rates still at record lows, the initial swing can only go one way. Lukas Becker reports...
CFTC braced for litigation over swap reporting showdown
Rule 1001 would route trades cleared at CME exclusively into its swap data repository. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation claims the rule is a ruse to skirt Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules and monetise swap data. Now the lawyers are...
Prime brokers see value in hedge fund clients, says former Newedge general...
Gary DeWaal spent 27 years at Newedge, most recently as group general counsel. He talks about the relationship between prime brokers and hedge funds and the impact of regulation on the industry.
Hedge funds grapple with Solvency II look-through test
Hedge funds need to address transparency and risk reporting standards to avoid punitive capital treatment under Solvency II, as European insurance companies are keen to increase the current 1% allocation. Kris Devasabai reports
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