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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
Top 10 op risks 2015: social media
Social media brings new risks to a bank, but also benefits
Life firms set sights on asset management
Insurers are making changes to outmoded business models
Top 10 op risks 2015: model risk
Avoiding model failure will be a key issue in 2015
Vietnam faces barriers in drive to set up derivatives market
Reform process underway but global firms need convincing it will succeed
Top 10 op risks 2015: illicit transactions
Tax evasion, corporate ownership and sanctions will all be concerns
Lawyers tout fixes for CLO risk-retention woes
Affiliates and warehouses could satisfy both US and EU risk-retention rules, lawyers claim
Top 10 op risks 2015: long-duration scandals
Slow-moving investigations mean misdeeds will linger on
Top 10 op risks 2015: physical security
Focus on cyber threat shouldn't mean ignoring physical risks
Swiss Re resigned to G-Sii designation – Brahin
Reinsurer ready to meet additional requirements
Consultants “a one-way challenge” to funds of hedge funds
But advisers add little value, select large under-performing funds
Official support fails to help Japan LNG contract
Forward contract is latest effort to create market in LNG derivatives
Top 10 op risks 2015: conduct risk
Changing corporate culture will be hard work
CFTC to test role of anonymity in Sef order book flop
Order books could get a boost if regulator bars brokers from revealing counterparty IDs
Enthusiasm for hedging wanes among US airlines
Low volatility and industry consolidation reduce need to hedge
Top 10 op risks 2015: mis-selling
Unsuitable products have cost banks billions
Top 10 op risks 2015: city failure
Resilience a growing concern for modern cities
Top 10 op risks 2015: strategic risk
Op risk managers need to make their voices heard
Top 10 op risks 2015: cyber risk
Major systems failures likely to continue
Global exchanges in fight for Asia clearing market share
No clear Australia strategy for CME while Eurex is kept waiting for a licence