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SEC silence on swap spread Sef trading frustrates market
Packages are now subject to CFTC rules, but involve SEC-regulated legs
Insurers ask for clarity on global capital standards
National supervisors and policy-makers join in voicing concerns
BNP Paribas hires former JP Morgan commodity salesman
David Samuels to head Americas commodity sales for French bank
EC to snub US in first wave of CCP equivalence decisions
US will not be in first wave of five approvals for "most advanced" countries
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
India-focused hedge funds up 17% on Modi election victory
US funds expected to start investing heavily into Indian markets
Eurex calls for capital relief on segregated accounts
If positions can be ported easily, clearing members should not be on the hook
Conflicts of interest a key concern for Finra
Management of conflicts of interest needs attention, says regulator
Solvency II guidelines confirm charge for employee pensions
Assets backing pension liabilities will be included in SCR
Bernardino calls for balance on long-term investments
Supervisors must be careful to avoid market distortions – Eiopa chairman
Swap futures no threat to brokers – Icap Sef chief
Paulhac says CME swap future is being pushed as a margin-light product for clients
Too many agencies involved in AMA for common approach
Regulator warns reaching common standard will be difficult
Changing attitudes to privacy will pose a major cyber risk
OpRisk Europe conference warns of dangers of post-privacy generation
UK Electricity Market Reform welcomed by energy chiefs
But government intervention won't be temporary, warns academic
Just 3% of some futures reports can be matched – DTCC
Missing and conflicting trade identifiers plague Europe's reporting regime
Munari and Mendelsohn exit Morgan Stanley
Global retail structured products head departs US investment bank
Oil benchmarks should diverge in coming year, says BAML’s Blanch
Research chief is sceptical about end of oil indexation in European gas
HSBC names new head of markets for Europe
Move is part of a continuing reshuffle of top brass in HSBC's markets business
Op risk tolerance, not appetite, White tells conference
UBS op risk framework head describes struggle with defining op risk appetite
QCCP stand-off could hurt EU banks, says CME's Taylor
European members of non-EU CCPs face "capital cliff"
Reputation risk hinges on media and customers
Bank Austria's Helbok describes problems of international image
Institutional investors bond over fixed-income ETFs
Smart money favours high-yield and emerging markets debt
Mexican energy regulator looks ahead to greater integration with US
Mexico's energy reform may lead to closer ties with adjacent US states
Dodd-Frank swap dealer rules tricky, says Cargill compliance head
Swap dealers playing a guessing game while complying with CFTC rules