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SEC warns structured note issuers over proprietary indexes
Head of Office of Capital Markets Trends calls on issuers to examine sales practices
Mifid II threatens end to ‘mates’ rates’ in OTC market
Transparency rules for bilateral trades will end relationship-based pricing, banks warn
Why insurance regulators are split on sovereign risk
North-south divide as some say Eiopa approach is wrong
Bank swap books suffer as CME-LCH basis explodes
Per-bank losses estimated at $20m; CME could lose business
Esma official slams CFTC margin rules
US rules driven by competitive rather than prudential concerns, Planta charges
US energy firms lament liquidity 'void' after bank exits
Long-dated natural gas and power markets hit especially hard, conference told
Data doesn't support CFTC on position limits, Giancarlo says
Commissioner sees no rationale for effort to curb speculation under Dodd-Frank
Fed rates rise: how much, not how long, is the question
An even harder question to answer is when, once started, will the Fed stop?
Currency-hedged ETF surge prompts hedging concerns
Eurozone QE programme prompts wave of investor interest
Forex algos revive US rates trading at UBS
Rejigged algo behind doubling in volumes - Swiss bank aims to repeat trick in swaps
Leverage ratio begins to bite for forex derivatives
Capital-intensive rule for banks likely to hit clients with higher costs
InfraHedge assets rise as other MAPs stagnate
State Street says managed accounts rise due to stripped-back, cut-price service
Currency-hedged ETF inflows boom
Investor interest sparks race to construct new products
Massad sees exchange role in policing CFTC position limits
Exchanges could stay in charge of granting hedge exemptions, chairman suggests
Omni: central banks pushing investors into risky assets
Inflation not driven by strong economic growth; symptoms of a financial bubble
Mifid II liquidity data described as 'garbage'
Regulators have rejected requests to share underlying data set, critics claim
Vietnam moves to set up bond and equity index futures markets
A new decree sets out legal framework for establishing futures market
Regulators to put CCP risks under microscope
CPMI-Iosco stress-testing quiz will be precursor for broader risk review
Could TLAC kill the structured notes business?
FSB proposals exclude structured notes from banks’ bail-in debt buffers
Q&A: Bursa Malaysia looks to build on its palm oil derivatives market
Volatility has driven up volumes and the exchange chief is looking to expand
UK election fog prompts surge of FTSE 100 puts
Puts on UK's leading index rose 30% last week, with put/call ratio nearing historical high
Hedge Funds Review unveils European Single Manager Awards shortlist
Ceremony takes place on May 21 in Venetian style at Park Lane hotel
The Lincoln assassination: the strange tale of the swaps push-out
Insiders tell the story of the 'zombie' bill everyone hated, but no-one could kill
Does skewness matter to the pricing of commodity futures?
Paper designs and tests performance of new strategy in commodity futures