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Esma's Mifir endorsement of ISIN identifiers questioned
Markit and Bloomberg claim Red codes and Figis should be used for trade reporting
Buy side held back by confusion on cross-trading swaps
CFTC's swap trading rules hamper internalisation, lawyers say
Dealers fret over Basel CVA revisions
Punitive standardised approach may replace modelling
Double standards: CFTC margin rules redefine key concepts
When is a US person not a US person? The CFTC has the punchline
Copycat living wills may see dealers avoid US fines
Banks share law firms in bid to avoid sanctions, say lawyers
New RBC regime sees China insurers overhaul products and ALM
China's new insurance solvency regime starting to impact the market
Dealers trash Section 871(m) reforms
Controversial tax reforms would foist “unworkable” compliance burdens on firms
Index providers clash over evolution of multi-factor products
Battle of ideas on how best to offer new wave of smart beta exposures heats up
Javelin Global Commodities builds coal trading desk
Other commodities moves at CF Partners, CME, DTCC and Vectra
The fast and the furious: HFT in US Treasury markets
Dealers: we're 'sitting ducks' in Treasury market overrun by HFTs
Insurers turn to reinsurers for lapse risk cover
Assessing risk made difficult by behavioural influences
New horizons: an inside look at the Asia-Pac region's fintech boom
Asia-Pacific is experiencing its own boom in fintech start-ups following similar growth in the US and Europe
Italian swaps scrap grips Europe
Dexia Crediop wins right to appeal against Italian city of Prato over €6.5 million swap claim
Dealing with data is key to compliance, banks find
New regulatory requirements mean pressure on aggregation
Vendors slam ‘uncooperative’ energy exchanges over Remit
Exchanges keep tight grip on data as new EU reporting regime kicks in
End-users and banks seek radical change to Emir reporting
Corporates willing to write off sunk costs in move to single-sided regime
Best execution woes ongoing for small hedge funds
Investors prize best execution more and more as hedge funds strive to comply
UK banks saddled with 'blunt' op risk capital add-on
Criticism of Pillar 2 risk insensitivity
UK pension reform a boost for risk-focused funds
Absolute return strategies face competition from safety-first alternatives
Q&A: Op risk veterans list lessons of the crisis
Accountability and learning from past failures key to sound risk culture
Unexplained wealth targeted in UK money laundering push
Law enforcement backs change to AML law
Tighter spreads prompt insurers to rethink liquidity premium
Firms struggling to know whether returns justify buying illiquid assets
Interdealer brokers need to change, say critics
“I’m just a good guy and I buy you a beer” is no longer enough
Custodial sentence: G-Sib charge hits 'riskless' business
Treating custody deposits as wholesale funding increases risk, critics say