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End-users press Congress for Dodd-Frank fixes
Commodity firms blast CFTC over hedge exemptions to position limits
Op risk’s profile rising at banks, say risk managers
Business side shows more attention and understanding
Deutsche Bank places faith in ‘structurally changed’ CTAs
Outperformance no short-term trend, as industry has seen “fundamental changes”
Capital floors could spur risk-taking – Swedish FSA
"Very careful" calibration needed to avoid bad incentives, says senior supervisor
Fed: future of op risk models “in the balance”
Basel Committee mulling altered AMA – or even replacement with RSA
NY Fed's new cyber taskforce dismissed as “distraction”
RBS risk veteran says banking activities pose greater threat
'No plans' for further guidance on third-party risk – OCC
Banks will have to figure out what constitutes ‘critical activities’ for themselves
Mifid II threatens dealing commissions and broker research
Ring-fenced research pots required to cut out inducements
Hedge fund ETFs ruffle active managers
Institutions may not favour volatile, high-beta hedge fund replicators, critics say
China's clearing and reporting regimes being built bottom-up
But reported problems include disclosure of state secrets stopping US trading
Goldman hikes clearing fees by 75bp as leverage ratio bites
New fee structure amounts to a fourfold increase in some cases
Radical change needed to close hedge fund gender gap
Asian hedge funds best for gender equality but Europe lags, research finds
Evasion concerns hamper Mifid package trade fix
Esma working on package trades, but "too premature" to discuss a solution
EU commodity position limits prove tricky to hammer out
Energy companies worried by lack of detail on how Mifid II rules will work
Japan equity derivatives trading stalls on Nikkei 15-year high
Abenomics had driven a surge in Japan equity derivatives activity, but now cash investors dominate
CCPs mull equity swaps clearing solutions
Progress slowed by lack of standardisation and fear of triggering regulatory mandate
Unclear incentives: do capital and margin rules support CCPs?
Regulators see incentives to use cleared swaps; critics claim analysis is flawed
Basel Committee launches FVA project
US regulators also looking into divergent valuations for uncollateralised swaps
Right-way risk can create a false sense of security
Counterparty correlations are no substitute for due diligence, argues Kaminski
Decline of FoHFs saps due diligence efforts
Investment consultants accused of offering poor substitute to decent research
Matching adjustment: PRA note clarifies and criticises equally
UK regulator sets out cashflow needs, but restates old concerns
Esma considering revisions to CSDR buy-in technical standards
Extra-territoriality, costs, information gaps in settlement chains are challenges
How autocallable structured products came to dominate the retail market
Products still seen as easier sell than issuer-callables
EBA warns banks to correct pension fund CVA ‘mistake’
Clearing test has to be met for CVA safe harbour to apply, lawyers say