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EU infrastructure funding risks ‘crowding out' insurers
Strategic fund could force down yields, says Insurance Europe
Banks in India face CVA fees double European levels
The RBI's use of a conservative standard CVA approach is overly prudent, say dealers
French regulator bears down on unlicensed brokers
Autorité des Marchés Financiers aiming to prevent losses among speculative investors
China banks ready for tougher leverage ratio rules
State-owned and private banks already above 4% standard regulators are introducing
UK stress tests to cover trading book illiquidity and FVA
Bank of England to apply price shocks based on unwind periods
US Treasury’s cyber chief lays out cyber security blueprint
Julia Philipp recommends targeted defences, data sharing and response planning
Too many questions in Basel floor plans, industry claims
While standardised rules are being revised, banks say they can't make a call on floors
Op risk analysis underrates human behaviour – Fed examiner
Risk managers urged to focus on group dynamics
Nouy: Europe should keep 3% leverage ratio
SSM chair also wants to end rule opt-outs that make banks "look stronger than they really are"
Op risk management has tangible benefits, firms claim
Advantages include lower costs and capital
High KRX clearing fees driving won swaps offshore: Bank of Korea
Central bank says dealers are moving trades offshore to avoid KRX's high cost
Basel scraps plans for final trading book QIS
Banks fear regulators will not have enough data to draw up sound rules by year-end
Bowen: CFTC should complete Dodd-Frank rules by year-end
Leaving rules "in flux" will harm market, CFTC commissioner warns
End-users press Congress for Dodd-Frank fixes
Commodity firms blast CFTC over hedge exemptions to position limits
Op risk’s profile rising at banks, say risk managers
Business side shows more attention and understanding
Capital floors could spur risk-taking – Swedish FSA
"Very careful" calibration needed to avoid bad incentives, says senior supervisor
Fed: future of op risk models “in the balance”
Basel Committee mulling altered AMA – or even replacement with RSA
NY Fed's new cyber taskforce dismissed as “distraction”
RBS risk veteran says banking activities pose greater threat
'No plans' for further guidance on third-party risk – OCC
Banks will have to figure out what constitutes ‘critical activities’ for themselves
Big data gives SEC new ways to spot misconduct – Bauguess
Innovative data tools behind big SEC successes
Goldman hikes clearing fees by 75bp as leverage ratio bites
New fee structure amounts to a fourfold increase in some cases
India to become netting friendly on bankruptcy law reform
Different treatment of public and private banks stymied netting – but this could now change
Radical change needed to close hedge fund gender gap
Asian hedge funds best for gender equality but Europe lags, research finds
China rate cut boosts offshore structured product market
High-net-worth investors pile into dollar and commodity structures as PBoC loosens