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Last month’s court ruling against the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s position limits rule once again highlighted the uncertainty around regulation that players in the energy market are having...
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This year’s Insurance Risk Awards once again demonstrate the wealth of talent and passion that is so abundant among the risk professionals operating in the insurance industry and the associated advisory firms and product providers. As ever, the submissions...
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The Dodd-Frank Act may originate in Washington, DC but its impact on the over-the-counter derivatives sector will be global. Market participants in Asia need to be ready for a changing landscape that may change the way they transact with US entities
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