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CCPs should have last word on OTC clearing, says FOA
Supervisors should not be able to force clearing houses to accept certain classes of OTC derivative, says FOA's Belchambers
Exemption for forex swaps and forwards should hold, says GFMA’s Kemp
James Kemp, managing director of the global foreign exchange division, talks to FX Week about the biggest regulatory challenges of 2012
Ossiam offers the academic view for low volatility
Ossiam has launched a volatility-controlled exchange-traded fund that tracks the FTSE 100 Minimum Variance Index
Indian securities watchdog to consider imposing speed limit on high-frequency trading
The head of the Securities and Exchange Board of India calls for a speed limit for high-frequency trading to protect retail investor interests
JVB Financial hires Tessar to help drive distribution expansion
John Tessar will add his 15 years' structured products experience to JVB Financial's expansion drive in North America
Nomura names Ashley as global head of fixed income
Steve Ashley has been promoted to global head of fixed income at Nomura, with Georges Assi as his deputy
Brown Shipley appoints head of compliance
Derrick Cain will join the bank next month
Fears over UK representation in Europe voiced in FCA report
Report by Treasury Select Committee reviews plans for new agency's role in European regulatory decisions
Deutsche Bank rolls out series of MSCI and Australian interest rate ETFs in Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank’s latest exchange-traded fund launch on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange includes ETFs tapping into local equities from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as Australian interest rates
Further delay to Omnibus II as European Parliament takes time for scrutiny
Concerns that Solvency II timetable could be delayed as a result
IMF looks to strengthen Asian ties to combat global economic crisis
The IMF is looking to work with Asian countries to lessen the impact of the global crisis on the region, says David Lipton, IMF first deputy managing director
Japan still backs EFSF despite threat to AAA rating
The expectation that Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade France and Austria will have a knock-on impact on the EFSF will not deter further Japanese investment in its bonds, says Japanese official
RBS cash equities exit could hike hedging costs
RBS will have to pay more to hedge vega from its equity derivatives business after losing offsets provided by cash, rivals say
Risk management reshuffled at JP Morgan Chase
CEO Jamie Dimon reassigns responsibilities across company
Identifiers will place significant technology demands on industry, say dealers
Progress to create a new set of industry standard codes to identify institutions, products and transactions is moving forward as regulatory reporting deadlines loom, but it remains one of the biggest market structure challenges of 2012 for foreign…
US SEC appoints deputy director of Office of International Affairs
Assistant director Fisher promoted to role
Regulators 'driving fraud investigations'
Regulatory pressure is the main factor driving internal investigations, according to one forensic specialist
Rolls-Royce longevity swap highlights growing cross-border appetite of reinsurers
Rolls-Royce longevity swap highlights growing cross-border appetite of reinsurers
RBS leaves structured products intact as restructuring revealed
Royal Bank of Scotland keeps investor products and equity derivatives in latest restructuring, but ditches cash equities, corporate broking, equity capital markets and M&A
Regulations will scare off investment in banking sector, insurance industry warns
Banks might find a lack of investment from the insurance sector under current regulatory proposals
Asian energy corporates remain bullish in 2012: survey
Despite an uncertain global backdrop, energy companies in Asia retain a positive outlook for 2012, finds a survey commissioned by Standard Chartered Bank
Solvency II reporting compliance is challenging insurers, survey finds
Reliance on third parties for critical data is key issue
CFTC's Sommers and O'Malia attack 'unworkable' Volcker rule
Republicans dismiss prop trading ban as overly complex, unworkable and unenforceable
Fannie Mae CEO steps down
Williams to leave agency once replacement is found