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EC to delay frontloading of cleared swaps
Victory for industry as EC tells Esma it will amend proposals
Citi buys Credit Suisse commodity trading books
Deal includes most of Swiss bank’s energy and metals positions
Prime Capital: hedge fund failings are high fees and false liquidity
Lax due diligence and heroic top-down positions highlighted too
Goldman hid swaps profits from clients, whistleblower claims
US bank accused of manipulating client valuation reports to mask profits
CFTC to simplify route for clearing houses to be exempt DCOs
US regulator will pursue a quicker route to exempt foreign CCPs
Energy traders mine Dodd-Frank data for market insight
SDR data feeds offer window into OTC commodity derivatives market
Amundi considers deals with institutions to 'rent' its platform
MAP also seeks to expand its range of CTA managers
Dealers ditch the fax machine in structured products tech push
Software from Calastone seeks to bring structured products into the digital age
Asia liquidity concerns over NDF clearing
Move to mandate non-deliverable forward clearing could drive forex futures market
Battery storage to transform power market models
Technological breakthrough could rewrite the rules of power trading
Pictet blasts herd mentality that permitted Madoff
Why invest in managers you can't meet, says awards winner
GSAM: experience, talent and alert system protect clients
Intraday bond move sent Goldmans into ‘state of alert level two'
Vitol will not replace banks in energy hedging, says CEO
Liquidity provision in energy derivatives is not Vitol's role, says Taylor
The regulatory challenges for Europe's capital markets union
Discussion crystallises over regulatory streamlining
China banks push to use RMB collateral in derivative deals
Collateral use to become latest stage in RMB internationalisation process
EC expected to amend frontloading timeline
Clearing may not begin until 2016, however
Paul Stanworth, L&G, on liability-matching 'fringe' assets
UK insurer plans wider range of investments for annuity fund
Generating returns from put options in structured products
Tim Mortimer on the value of put options in structuring
Six open to acquisitions to expand outside Switzerland
Stock exchange group has “excess cash”, says group CEO
CFTC's Massad muddies waters in CCP oversight row
Dual registration – not deference – is "proper model" for supervision, says CFTC chair
Japan banks will avoid US firms over margin rules
Dollar bias of US uncleared margin rules will impact swap pricing
AIFMD segregation power lies with depository banks
Prime brokers forced to comply and change models, says lawyer
Best price is best execution in new OTC market – Risk.net poll
Focus on price could threaten old swaps trading relationships
DB could expand Aggregator strategy "into outright distressed"
Illiquid hedge funds vehicle continues to find opportunities