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Bailouts more likely in unequal democracies, research finds
Accountable governments face pressure to preserve banks
European NSFR revamp could save banks billions in funding costs
Commission expected to ease pressure of liquidity ratio on derivatives positions when it unveils CRD V proposals
Bankers told to lead from the top on Mifid governance rules
Structured products issuers’ strategy should reflect new guidelines, say regulators
People: CME hires new energy head for Asia-Pacific
Plus: Commonwealth Bank's new commods hire; SocGen's Ricke moves to UK; Icap's Apac appointment
SGX rules out VM haircutting in recovery planning
Hitting variation margin "inappropriate" in Singapore context, but some bankers support its use
Don’t use structured products to bet on politics, say issuers
Structured Products Europe: Panellists speak of Brexit hedges backfiring and Trump win confounding expectations
Bank merger ban key to stability, conference hears
"Hypercompetition" fatal to UK and US banks
Structured product innovation under threat, say distributors
Structured Products Europe: Regulatory burdens holding back new structures
Final Priips rules tipped for April 2017
Banks may push ahead with publishing key information documents before compliance date
Suspend bank capital rules following an FCM default, CFTC told
Banks may be more likely to bid in post-default auctions if temporary capital relief is granted
Asia braced for Trump extraterritorial impact
Doubts about pan-Asian response to any increase in Western financial protectionism
Trading stalls on China's new CDS market
No transactions after first day of trading, while price discovery is problematic
Dealers split over competing repack standardisation efforts
Rival initiatives aim to standardise documentation for repackaged bond investors
Federal insurance bodies defend role under Trump
Federal Insurance Office and Federal Reserve say work alongside state regulators critical for industry
Ringgit NDF market collapses after central bank curbs
"Implicit threat" to banks that continue trading non-deliverable forwards
Regulators deaf to variation margin concerns, say dealers
Banks told they cannot lobby on behalf of clients over looming variation margin rules
CCP default risks not correlated, CFTC finds
Timothy Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures
BIS’s Shin links dollar strength to global malaise
Framework could answer many questions economists have struggled with in recent years
Securities and Exchange Commission head to step down in January
White says agency has brought about “fundamental reforms”
SEC’s White ‘deeply concerned’ about bond market illiquidity
Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017
Non-cleared margin rules confuse Asian private banks
Exotic OTC products for Asian high-net-worth investors could be under threat
Topology matters: why regulators may be missing a trick
Bank networks evolve to be liquid but unstable, new research shows
Basel considered axing standardised approach to CVA calculation
Committee discussed axing standardised and basic approaches in recent months, sources say – but ruled out both
Derivatives start-up aims to cut costs at margin hub
Ex-Morgan Stanley bankers’ offering aims to reduce daily collateral flows that currently top $200bn