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Energy trading firms may rue the decline of quants
New areas for quant research are in abundance, but resources are not
Platinum: the easy money has been made
Hedge fund offers mid-year reflection
Spear phishing attack cost hedge fund £1.5 million in March
CFO hacked and payments wired to China, Russia and Turkey
Esma seeks helping hand on Mifid II rules
Structured products industry scrambling to respond before August deadline
UK electricity market likely to be hit by CMA probe
Power market shake-up on the cards, say industry observers
Cayman addresses Weavering case governance deficiencies
Jurisdiction unclear how regulator will police director capacity
EC's Ristori worries about energy security post-Ukraine
Energy director-general also blasts “unjustified” energy subsidies
Arcanum profits from volatility with equity index options
But rejects price efficiency of US index options trading
Allocations shifting away from fixed income, says Mariner
Out-of-step central banks could give market pause for thought
DTCC faces month-long matching backlog
Matching of inter-repository trades suffering long delays
Banks look to pass CCP investment losses to clients
End-users set to bear brunt of losses, say lawyers
Silver dealers weigh up benchmark alternatives
Fixing overhaul follows regulators’ concerns on manipulation
Intra-market mispricing acute, says Sanborn Kilcollin
High-momentum, well-known growth names hugely overpriced
Bloomberg Sef success leads to fee criticism
Rivals claim they are being undercut; others say company is obstructing agency trading
Eurex vs LCH.Clearnet: clash of the titans
German exchange woos big clearing members with promise of capital savings
Get real: asset managers ditch swaps for loans
Margin liquidity risks behind demand for physical, long-dated assets
SEC fears US banks still tied to non-guaranteed units
Agency powerless to address 'implicit guarantees' says chairman Mary Jo White
Dealers rail at 'absurd' EU margin rules
Draft rules would force EU banks to collect margin from non-EU corporates
Default fund capital will halve under final rule, banks say
Clearing members welcome Basel's fifth – and final – version of charge
Sandor optimistic about carbon, despite EU ETS woes
Emissions prices are the wrong metric of success, he argues
GDF Suez faces CFTC market manipulation probe
Investigation centres on Texas power trades, sources say
Commodity firms need a coping strategy for Mifid II
Implementation will only increase uncertainty, argues EEX COO
Isda asked to consider "potential" Argentina CDS event
Kicillof comments mean contracts can be extended, law firm argues
Esma board to decide on AIFMD prime broker segregation
Item scheduled for meeting on July 9, but may slip to September