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Big plans for derivatives termination stays – the BoE view
Stays will extend to buy-side, repo, and securities lending, says BoE’s Gracie
Price is sole factor in best execution – Pimco
Portfolio manager calls for tougher oversight of market-makers
Metals traders shun clearing due to Emir, says LME chief
Emir segregated accounts pushing firms to trade OTC, says Jones
Australia banks unfazed by speedy LCR implementation
Regulators have brought in Basel III liquidity measures ahead of peers but the industry is ready
CVA switchback will hit bank capital ratios, EBA says
One bank faces 3% hit to equity ratio if EBA proposals accepted
PRA letter on equity release leaves insurers puzzled
Internal structures allowed, but firms pushed towards internal models
BP’s Alvarez reflects on oil spills and other challenges
Trading chief fled Cuba as a child, before finding success in energy
Banks blame regulation for FCA's clearing worries
UK regulator warns client clearing could become a “missing market” but defers study
JP Morgan warns on swaps clearing
Bank says client clearing returns are "incompatible" with current capital rules
Managed futures redemptions slow in H2 2014
Strategy generated more in 2014 than last three years combined
Changing face of stock-lending and repo
New entrants eyeing opportunities
Currency manager calls for Swiss franc liquidity inquest
Evaporation of liquidity on January 15 caught traders by surprise
Basel III transforming securities lending market
New entrants respond to challenges facing primes and lenders
Remit delegated reporting leaves unanswered questions
Firms struggle to work out reporting mechanics before October deadline
Call for user-owned utilities to lower central clearing cost
But monopoly or duopoly inefficient, BNY Mellon says
Ownership data key to picking top fund managers, says Novus
Position sizing manager's most important quality, says study
Clearing houses face privacy law concerns
US reporting requirements could force CCPs to break national privacy laws
LME eyes Asian growth while dealing with regulation
Garry Jones on China, warehouses, clearing and financial regulation
Switching from UK GAAP unlikely to boost hedge fund profits
Accountants caution UK managers seeking IFRS tax arbitrage
EU structured products reforms lack co-ordination, says industry
JAC calls on regulators to co-ordinate cost disclosure rules in KID with Mifid II
Hedge funds eye actively managed synthetic CDOs
Active deals seen as “the next step” after last year’s revival of static CDOs
Oil rout roils E&P and airline hedging strategies
Price dive rewards producers with cautious risk management practices
Jury out on hedge fund take-up of Shanghai-HK Stock Connect
Funds prefer synthetic exposure over cash equities to access China
Volatility and correlation don’t measure what you think
Two ubiquitous risk analytics are easily and often misunderstood