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China banks push to use RMB collateral in derivative deals
Collateral use to become latest stage in RMB internationalisation process
Custodians expand teams in Asia-Pacific
Northern Trust opens three Asian offices in 2014
Insurance proxy modelling: the weight of success
Clive Davidson reviews how proxy models have developed since their inception a decade ago
French regulator: Don't starve retail market of innovation
Intelligibility is the key, AMF regulatory chief tells conference
Paris-headquartered custodians sweep mandate market
Three custodians with roots in France collect 13 mandates
People: Seyer joins MSCI to head global client coverage
UBS promotes Shane Edwards to head of global equity derivatives
New frontloading threshold stirs up MEPs
"Hard to see" how plans honour EC pledge to avoid harm, says Swinburne
Research shows scale of regulatory 'revolving door'
What impact does the 'revolving door' have on regulatory independence?
Finra open to projections in structured products
Regulators and issuers at odds over backtesting versus projections
Equities to drive structured product market in 2015
Outlook for 2015: regulatory pressures to ease, further flourish expected
No flash crash: Paulson, Pimco and the US Treasury meltdown
Market’s big beasts played a part in wild and weird October 15 volatility
Rise in microfinance poses new regulatory problems
Operational risks from microlending increasing in developed and developing world
Smart beta failing to capitalise on source of excess returns
Comparing smart beta and market capitalisation strategies
Planned SPA risk indicator is no panacea, say critics
Concerns over Structured Products Association's proposed risk rating
Uneven growth in European listed markets
Multi-issuer platforms a growing alternative to listed exchanges
Head of metals trading leaves Credit Suisse
Other commodities moves at Citi, Morgan Stanley and Noble Group
Energy evolution set to reshape risk management
Technological progress expected to change the way energy is traded
Modelling by the rules: Risk’s technical articles in 2014
A round-up of the year’s topics, trends and citations in Risk's technical articles
FVA, correlation, wrong-way risk: EU stress test’s hidden gems
How much margin is missing in sovereign swaps? The stress test had the answer
JP Morgan commodity heads reveal plans for the future
Bank will remain a market leader despite Mercuria sale, say new co-heads
Compression to save the swaps business, dealers predict
Banks believe they can cut the notional value of their swaps books in half by the end of next year
Piling on the pounds: Aviva-Friends Life reflects appetite for scale
Insurance tie-up is part of trend for firms to maximise efficiencies
First wave of EU client clearing to catch estimated 400 firms
Two of the 30 firms contacted by Risk say they will fall into Emir’s crucial category two
Commodity trading firms piece together Mifid II jigsaw
Complexity makes precise effect of EU legislation difficult to predict