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Oil collapse fails to dent zeal for hub-based gas pricing
European utilities remain eager to move away from oil indexation
Markets specialists make push into VA modelling
Actuarial system vendors face growing competition
What if operational risk asked more 'what if' questions?
Banks and regulators urged to up their game in stress tests and scenario analysis
Basel Committee faces hard choices in op risk modelling reform
Reducing model diversity may endanger AMA's risk management benefits
Equity swaps clearing plans divide industry
Moves by CCPs to clear equity swaps leave market deeply divided
All change as investors favour ETFs over futures
High roll costs and inefficient tracking spark shift
UK banks hope self-discipline will ease regulatory onslaught
Industry looks to medicine and law for self-regulation models
Asia oil consumers line up to lock in low prices
Dealers report significant spikes in volumes as oil hits a five-year low
Banks push back on CRS guidance and deadlines
Firms want more clarity and time to implement global tax reporting rules
Icap Energy’s Francis wrestles with regulatory change
New European energy and commodities head faces tough decisions
The black art of FVA, part III: a $4 billion mistake?
Quants argue banks are inflating FVA; Crédit Agricole among those weighing new approach
FVA: How six smaller banks do it
From ING to Danske Bank, regional players are taking part in the FVA debate, but practices are mixed
Socar snaps up Phibro's London-based trading team
Other commodities moves at EDF Trading, Glencore, Goldman Sachs and DME
Risk and Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2015 photos
Winners honoured at champagne reception in London's West End
Caceis dominates European depository market for real assets
Five mandate wins this year build on a dozen racked up in 2014
Fed takes hands-on approach to thrift-owning insurers
Savings and loan holding companies get used to closer scrutiny
Multi-issuer platforms face off for Asia structured product market
Four platforms are now fighting for private bank business
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