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CFTC backs down on FCM residual interest rule
CFTC softens post-MF Global reforms to rules on segregated customer funds held by futures brokers
Asia Risk Congress: Iosco's Singh calls for global regulatory institution
Global regulations need a worldwide regulatory body to monitor to them
Fatca FFI draft agreement finally released
Long-awaited document sheds light on compliance requirements
Pooled fund clearing questions vex CVA desks
Dealers and pension funds still waiting for clarity on whether hedging vehicles are covered by Europe's swap clearing exemption
Commission looks to review clause to close deal on Omnibus II
Extensive safeguards and supervisory controls to be built in to Solvency II long-term guarantees package, says Commission’s insurance head
Correlation suggests ‘return to normal’ for commodities
Commodities are being increasingly driven by market fundamentals, say analysts, forcing investors to search harder for returns
Structured product liquidity could lead to speculative trading, says former UK SPA chairman
A liquid structured products market would be great news for investors but the industry needs to consider the consequences, say market participants
Crédit Agricole transfers equity derivatives portfolio to BNP Paribas
'Normal service’ to resume in January 2014 following the transfer of the €12.5 billion portfolio to BNP Paribas
No agreement in crucial Solvency II negotiations
Further trilogue scheduled as inconclusive negotiations continues uncertainty over Omnibus II package
EM currency notes finding buyers even after rout
European private bankers say investors are still going long emerging market currencies via structured notes, even after some of the currencies plummeted in value earlier this year
Timing tension – Europe clearing deadline set to slip
Mandatory clearing in Europe is widely expected to start from next year, but the complex authorisation process, combined with the variety of collateral segregation models, means the start date for some clients could be much later. Tom Osborn reports
Risk USA: Standardised regulation will cause systemic risk, warns senior UBS risk controller
Regulators' efforts to prevent another crisis are having the opposite effect
Risk USA: Footnote 88 prompts BlackRock to abandon NDF platforms
Asset manager returns to phone trading after electronic execution in foreign exchange contracts is forced onto Sefs
Risk USA: BlackRock cuts strategies that rely on liquid markets
New liquidity paradigm caused by regulatory constraints is "here to stay", says BlackRock trading chief
Risk USA: Few options to manage CCP exposure, says RBS chief credit officer
Senior executives at RBS have weighed up the bank's potential exposure to CCPs
Increased new business margin drives embedded value to three-year high
Average increase of 5.5%, despite rising rates hitting bond portfolios
Liquidity seen as top concern for energy risk managers
Falling over-the-counter energy volumes in Europe and the US push liquidity to top of risk management agenda
Risk USA: Regulators cannot hide from bank models, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Leverage-only approach would set prudential rules back 50 years, warns senior Canadian regulator
CCP frontloading: the pricing nightmare
The pricing nightmare
SFO investigating 22 individuals over Libor, court hears
Ex-trader Tom Hayes allegedly conspired with 22 others
Falling rates slash coupons and extend tenors
Game changer
Inversis taps demand for CLNs on Spanish corporates
Increased activity in credit-linked notes based on Spanish corporates has been the main feature of Inversis Banco’s latest structured product offerings. Jonathan López hears how Spanish investors are regaining confidence on local names that suffered…
Gilliat targets UK expats with structured products
Ditching the safety belt