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US regulator asks banks for FVA information
OCC requests info on funding spreads, model validation and more
Riskology: What money markets can teach hedge funds
SEC stress tests provide foresight of damaging scenarios and increase time to react
Shadow banks eye accounts receivable as lenders retreat
Hedge funds target 10–12% returns on credit risk from unpaid invoices
AHL, ISAM unmoved by liquidity concerns
Quant hedge funds revamp algorithms since crisis, soothing liquidity woes
Video: Alberto Pototschnig, director of Acer
Acer director talks about progress on Remit and power market coupling
Regulators cool on plans to change leverage exposure sums
SA-CCR is mooted successor to 27-year-old CEM, but sensitivity may count against it
Funds of hedge funds outperform hedge funds over 12 months
But typical FoHFs ‘more exposed to market risks now than in recent memory'
Big banks claim to be ready for Volcker
Industry tying up 'last loose ends' with ban to begin on July 21
Top 100 Banks: losses fall in 2014
OpRisk database sees loss figures improve
Energy firms concerned by Mifid II ‘ability test’
Expansive definition of financial instruments worries firms such as utilities
Canada to collateralise cross-currency swaps
Finance ministry hopes two-way CSAs will cut costs and risks on hefty swaps flows
Libor trial: moving rates for profits was accepted, court hears
Managers thought "nothing wrong" with fixing rates for profit, jury hears
Video: Enron 'best' and 'lowest' career moment, says Kaminski
Former research head gives wide-ranging interview on past and present of energy markets
EC's criticised tax blacklist 'insignificant' for hedge funds
Larger clouds loom for jurisdictions seeking third-country passport issuance
Top annuity firms turning to transitionals
Doubts on matching adjustment are causing insurers to change plans
CFTC’s Stewart blames EU for equivalence failure
Risk Derivatives Clearing: EU stance on equivalence is "unfortunate", CFTC lawyer says
IMF’s Kiff: variation margin haircutting ‘unfair’ to end-users
Risk Derivatives Clearing: in-the-money end-users may have losses on other positions
SEC finds no evidence of lost liquidity in single-name CDSs
Quant Congress USA: data shows stable liquidity for clearable CDSs, official claims
Shrinking ranks of swaps clearers could see new entrants
NFA official says "a couple" of firms have filed applications to open a swaps FCM
Dealers seek equity derivatives carve-out from margin rules
Lobby effort targets proposed concentration limits on collateral for non-cleared derivatives
CCPs urged to implement liquidity risk charge
Quant Congress USA: liquidity charge might have exposed London Whale, academic claims
Fed official defends clearing incentives report
Risk Derivatives Clearing: pilloried report was "clearly useful", says clearing official
Swaps end-users fear clearing fee and margin hikes
Risk Derivatives Clearing: buy-side firms expect clearing costs to rise
Fed economist sees gaps in CCP risk management
Quant Congress USA: CCPs struggle to model conditional losses and auction behaviour