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Dark pools and platforms vie to fix credit markets
A side-effect of tough bank capital rules could be the rise of dark pools for credit trading
Structuring shops get shirty about spread-bets and CFDs
Retail brokers accused of stealing bank business with little oversight
Full capital structures allow revival of synthetic CDOs
Managed deals could be next, but market's potential is expected to be limited
How to assess standard formula appropriateness
The areas where firms must work hardest to show suitability
Rekindled affection: transitional measures spur equity rethink
Some firms increasing holdings to benefit from grandfathering
Bank and investor exodus worsened oil rout, traders say
Role of financial participants in price plunge adds new twist to old debate
Standard formula: how different is too different?
Insurers must demonstrate standard formula is appropriate. But what this means is sometimes unclear
Deutsche Bank places faith in ‘structurally changed’ CTAs
Outperformance no short-term trend, as industry has seen “fundamental changes”
Hedge fund ETFs ruffle active managers
Institutions may not favour volatile, high-beta hedge fund replicators, critics say
EU commodity position limits prove tricky to hammer out
Energy companies worried by lack of detail on how Mifid II rules will work
Unclear incentives: do capital and margin rules support CCPs?
Regulators see incentives to use cleared swaps; critics claim analysis is flawed
Decline of FoHFs saps due diligence efforts
Investment consultants accused of offering poor substitute to decent research
Matching adjustment: PRA note clarifies and criticises equally
UK regulator sets out cashflow needs, but restates old concerns
Esma considering revisions to CSDR buy-in technical standards
Extra-territoriality, costs, information gaps in settlement chains are challenges
EBA warns banks to correct pension fund CVA ‘mistake’
Clearing test has to be met for CVA safe harbour to apply, lawyers say
‘Unpleasant surprise’ casts shadow over SII adjustments
Eiopa calculations show unexpected increase in fundamental spread
Power capacity mechanisms worry EU electricity traders
Schemes pose threat to electricity markets and integration, firms say
Asia takes a flexible approach to LCR implementation
Regulators in Asia are adopting a practical stance in implementing the LCR to the relief of banks
Hell hath no fury: banks irk regulators at their peril
Interventionism is the name of the game in post-crisis financial regulation
Demand surges for India debt market access products
Real money accounts have driven a 30% increase in sales accross the sector
US record-keeping rule hits commodity derivatives end-users
CFTC rule change forces firms to retain piles of pre-trade communications
Europe's life firms eye carry trade to ease pain of low rates
Insurers repurpose strategy used successfully by Japanese peers
Custody survey sees $1.4 trillion of assets change hands
Table boosted by Citi's $850 billion mandate win in Norway
Banks fear ill-aligned op risk capital under new simple method
Proposals for revised standardised approach receive mixed response