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Onset of hub-based Asian LNG pricing likely to be slow
LNG importers hoping for quick move to flexible pricing mechanisms will be disappointed, say market participants
Van Hulle urges parties to reach agreement in Omnibus II negotiations
Former Solvency II head at European Commission says agreement in the interests of all stakeholders
GLG’s White drops hedge funds to work directly with Man Group’s Manny Roman
GLG’s John White has moved from managing equity hedge funds to work closely with Man chief executive Manny Roman. His existing hedge funds have been handed over to others within GLG to run
Cross-border stricter-rule-applies approach causing confusion
Global regulators have agreed to cooperate when implementing new derivatives rules on a cross-border basis, but market participants are unsure as to how this will work in practice
State regulators turn fire on NAIC over principle-based reserving
New York commissioner publicly breaks ranks claiming new system will be ineffective
Futures reporting delay 'will not take place', says EC's Pearson
Industry had been banking on one-year postponement - Esma now looking for solution to reporting impasse, according to senior EC official
Officials blindsided by CFTC's Sef footnote 88, says Ferber
Senior MEP says officials from US and Europe only recognised dangers of Sef rules footnote in recent weeks
Liquidity & Funding Risk 2013: FVA will be dead in three years, says Hull
Arch-critic of funding valuation adjustment says regulation will make it obsolete – reducing industry's exposure to arbitrage
RBS too big in UK inflation swap market, says RBS market risk chief
Global head of market risk at RBS says he is "way outside" his risk appetite
Icap fined $87.4m for Libor manipulation as brokers charged
CFTC and FCA impose fines of $65 million and £14 million
PRA losing key op risk staff after just six months
Senior op risk staff set to move into private sector
Liquidity & Funding Risk 2013: Modelling endangers LCR, panellists warn
New liquidity ratio could be undermined if EBA allows banks to estimate their own exposures
Liquidity & Funding Risk 2013: Don't rely on forward guidance, say ALM chiefs
Forward guidance alone is of little use from a liquidity planning point of view, conference hears
US non-bank Sifi process 'flawed' and 'unsupportable' say designating body members
Prudential Financial designation raises concerns assessment criteria not fit for purpose
WGMR 8% collateral haircut unlikely to apply to variation margin
Regulators suggest WGMR haircut will not apply to variation margin, reducing the threat to the viability of the standard CSA
ECB’s Russo: indirect clearing model needs work
Clarification call on capital charges that apply to indirect clearing
Fixed income "saved wealth management" in Asia
Fixed income 'saved wealth management' in Asia
Australian regulator blasts potentially misleading marketing documents
Australian regulator blasts potentially misleading marketing documents
Sef execution agreement requirement angers buy side
Buy-side firms complain about the documentation burden ahead of the October 2 Sef deadline
UK insurers recoupon interest rate swaps in bid to enhance yield
Unwinding in-the-money swaps to release cash for investments and collateral management
Source and Man Group partner for 'beta plus' strategy ETFs
The two LSE-listed funds follow a Man Group strategy designed to generate alpha from broker recommendations on stocks from Asia and continental Europe
SFC readies decision on waiver for professional investors
SFC readies decision on waiver for professional investors
Renewables expected to drive demand for weather derivatives
Weather risk management firms predict renewables and thinner energy market liquidity will drive growth
Industry forced to rethink reporting after Esma rejects GFMA proposal
Forex participants must reconsider their approach to dual reporting under Emir, after Esma rejects industry proposal