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US end-users are losers in swaps liquidity split
US participants "are not able to access" full breadth of liquidity, says Tradeweb CEO
NSFR opens up new front in war on repo
Banks estimate a 60bp hike in the cost of even simple trades
US structurer of the year
Credit Suisse is named US structurer of the year
Best ETF provider
WisdomTree wins the award for best ETF provider in the US
Technology innovation of the year
Technology innovation of the year awarded to Numerix
House of the year, Canada
National Bank of Canada relies on formidable new platform to win House award
House of the year, Latin America: BBVA
BBVA Bancomer wins the Latin America House of the year award
Citi sells Cats trading platform to Börse Stuttgart
The move by Börse Stuttgart to acquire the Cats trading platform will alter the landscape of structured products trading in the German market and create a platform for European expansion. By Michael Marray
Natixis hires Le Brusq to head global equity derivatives sales
Former BNPP sales head will report to Selim Mehrez in London
Growing P2P lenders confront "profound" risks
UK platforms worry about rogue rival services with weak credit controls
Australia inflation swap market moribund despite price rise expectations
Inflation swaps market has become illiquid with most activity on physical inflation-linked bonds
SEC probes retail hedge fund liquidity
So-called multi-alternatives are growing rapidly - too rapidly for some sceptics
US regional banks prepare for rising rates
With regulators watching closely, US banks are reining in the duration of bond portfolios
Operational Risk & Regulation Awards 2014: the winners
We recognise the best performance in a year when data was king
Bank of the year: Nordea
Business continuity overhaul lets Nordea stand out
Regulator of the year: Mark Carey
Work on incentive reform was well received
Paper of the year: Bakhodir Ergashev, Stefan Mittnik and Evan Sekeris
Paper focuses on dealing with sparse data
Fraud and financial crime software provider of the year: Oracle
Higher costs of failure are driving banks to improve anti-fraud measures
Operational risk software provider of the year: Thomson Reuters
Accelus wins again for ease of use and flexibility
Law firm of the year: Stephenson Harwood
Law firm at the heart of bitter and complex fraud cases
GRC platform of the year: Wolters Kluwer
Moving towards unified risk management approach
Consultancy of the year: KPMG
Dealing with regulatory demands and uncertainty
Bulk purchase of enhanced annuities offers growth potential
Medically underwritten buy-ins offer opportunities but with unique risks
Progressive insurers revise approach to sovereign risk
Some supervisors pressing firms to risk weight sovereign bonds