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Italian refiner seeks boost from supply and trading unit
Saras gains from rebound in refining margins and flexible Sardinia refinery
Citi exec laments plight of the quants
Quant Congress USA: Quant departments have become “sterile” and “dumbed-down”
'Gamma trap' theory features in US Treasury meltdown report
Official post-mortem considers claims that options hedging amplified October 15 move
Moody's correct on swaps bail-in risk – Risk.net poll
Nearly 90% say agency is right to assume swaps won't be bailed-in
Report highlights decline in US gas price reporting
Fewer energy firms reporting to Platts and other index publishers, report says
Tendance Finance sees risk in ETF liquidity
French hedge fund also fears regulators may cap leverage and curtail shorting
Economists, like hedge fund traders, need open minds
Economists, risk managers and traders must learn the lessons of crisis, says Kaminski
Greek bank holiday sparks swaps contract chaos
Extended bank closure leaves derivatives payments by end-users in limbo
GFMA, IIF, Isda plan liquidity lobbying push
Draft report urges regulators to consider impact of FRTB and FTT on markets
Eiopa infrastructure plans too conservative, says industry
Regulator proposes cuts to capital charges, but insurers say more needed
Mifid II adjustments fail to ease energy firms' worries
Revised ancillary business exemption would still catch large and mid-sized utilities
FRTB will add to liquidity woes, warns hedge fund CIO
New trading book rules will “make the situation worse, not better” says Napier Park's Dorfman
Harvest looks to reap investor-targeting benefits
But social media site for hedge funds creates compliance challenges
ISAM made a killing on porcine virus trade
CTA unflapped by Greece and unimpressed by regulatory uncertainty in Chinese futures
Structured products desks join the AAD revolution
Mathematical technique allows dealers to perform risk-sensitivity calculations 50 times faster
No dealer hedging panic from Hong Kong market plunge
China fears, not Grexit, see Hong Kong market rattled more than peer indexes
DBRS and Fitch consider bail-in boost for swap ratings
If agencies follow Moody's lead, S&P would be isolated
Energy trading technology moves gradually into the cloud
Energy firms and software vendors making greater use of cloud computing
BoE on Lehman's lessons for bank booking structure
Complex booking practices result in "worse oversight", say BoE officials
Risk ratings rumpus: industry at odds over Priips methodologies
Dealers, regulators and distributors split on way forward for key information document risk indicators
Capital volatility fears spur talk of wider G-Sii charges
Concerns about yo-yoing capital are behind latest HLA proposals, says Corinti
Noble Group defends off-balance sheet inventory deals
Firm’s treatment of optional commodity inventory sales is appropriate, CEO says
Esma rows back on Prospectus Directive proposals
Provisions on documentation eased but industry says more work needed on advertising rules
Moody's swaps bail-in bet splits banks and buy side
Asset managers wary of assumptions that make swap counterparts look stronger