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BoE warns banks on derivatives booking practices
Dealers must simplify if there is "no coherent rationale" to structures
Funds escape yo-yo effect as CFTC redefines US person
Scrapping of test means investor status will not tip offshore funds into Dodd-Frank regime
Standardised approaches pile up capital and data woes
Banks round on one-size-fits-all rules for market, credit and op risk
Standardised approaches: the risks of reform
Comparing modelled and standardised capital may raise more questions than it answers
Noble Group challenged over mark-to-market accounting
Mysterious critic calls trader's long-dated contract valuations into question
Narrow range of index products stifles investor choice
Lack of liquid options on European mid-cap benchmarks leaves investors stuck with the blue chips
Cash is not king: unwelcome depositors seek new homes
Companies face more liquidity risk as Basel III prompts banks to reject excess cash
Q&A: SRB’s Elke König on resolution regimes
Chair of Europe's new bank resolution board says derivatives are not "sacrosanct"
Market participants worry for European energy liquidity
Banks, energy firms and regulators express concern about impact of regulation
CFTC casts margin net to catch US banks’ affiliates
Agency redefines ‘guarantee’, but lawyers caution it may not stick
Derivatives 'not untouchable' for bail-in, warns SRB's König
Rating agencies "might be wrong" to see swaps as safer, says eurozone resolution chief
Q&A: Avinash Persaud on the structural risk in Solvency II
Directive will herd insurers into 'safe' investments that turn out to be risky, says writer and academic
Intervention isn't needed to secure flexibility in power
Capacity mechanisms are not the right answer to renewables, says EEX’s Köhler
High securities borrowing costs limit China hedging options
Recent falls on China's stock markets highlight the need for hedging tools – but these remain limited
Evolving reporting/valuations in $2.8trn fund admin survey
National regulator AIFMD validation checks said to be neither uniform nor consistent
Non-financials may be caught by shadow bank rules
Banks warn of "massive" impact from EBA proposals, which would limit credit lines
'Dark age' hedge funds have antique fees, says Albourne’s Ruddick
New boss at consultant, John Claisse, to focus on liquid alts research
Remit breaches already being investigated by Acer
EU energy regulator reiterates call for more resources to help with monitoring
Counterparty calamity: inside Basel's new standard charge
Capital for modelling banks could jump by half if 75% floor is applied to SA-CCR
Profile: Aviva's capital planning after Friends Life takeover
Capital management director Marcus Bowser explains UK insurer's aims
Omni reaps reward of expansion into real estate lending
Omni Secured Lending Fund wins most innovative hedge fund
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry and regulators clash during discussion of tightened commodity rules
EU urged to go it alone on capital for securitisations
Basel group split over how to reflect European plans for 'simple' securitisations
Deadlock on structured product risk ratings frustrates issuers
Technical discussion paper on Priips-KID risk indicators leaves firms uncertain about final methodology