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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
Singapore power and LNG ambitions face challenges
Attempt to foster regional hubs held back by scale and lack of competition
E&P firms reluctant to hedge in wake of oil collapse
US shale drillers expected to suffer as hedges expire in the second half of 2015
Hidden price pressures grow in euro swap market
Clients face wider bid/offer spreads, as dealers struggle to find liquid hedges
Liquidity events becoming more common, buy-siders claim
US Treasury market has seen eight intraday moves exceeding five standard deviations since 2012
The rise of KVA: how 10 banks are pricing the capital crunch
Risk survey shows new add-on is gaining acceptance and could reshape the swaps business
Regional swaps booking replacing global hubs
Banks complain of mixed supervisory messages, but regionalisation trend is clear
Asia Risk technology rankings 2015: Heavyweights win again
Murex victorious in tech rankings; Calypso and Misys make up top three
Dutch slide shows peril of lower solvency ratios
Insurers see stock prices dip after restating expectations
Options Clearing Corp faces pressures of systemic status
Disaster recovery and oversight key for utility's CRO
Commodity index advocates stick to their guns
Defying critics, Yale academics tout commodity investment in new paper
Maximising refinery profits using portfolio optimisation
Making the right decisions requires an enterprise-wide view of risk, authors argue
Illiquidity worries UK insurers in forex hedging switch
Cross-currency swaps could become more expensive as firms' demand increases
Cost pressures spur growth in multi-issuer platforms
Higher costs on low-margin flow products drives shift to new platforms
Presentation is key to making most of insurance models
Management depends on clear information to harness full value, say specialists