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Japan equity derivatives trading stalls on Nikkei 15-year high
Abenomics had driven a surge in Japan equity derivatives activity, but now cash investors dominate
Commerzbank fiasco offers lessons to compliance and boards
Governance failures and weak compliance at heart of $1.45bn fine
CCPs mull equity swaps clearing solutions
Progress slowed by lack of standardisation and fear of triggering regulatory mandate
Basel Committee launches FVA project
US regulators also looking into divergent valuations for uncollateralised swaps
Aussie super funds seek alternatives for diversification
Low returns from traditional investments are driving Australia's pension industry to look more at alternative assets
Vitol veteran Preston joins energy brokerage
Cornerstone builds commodity finance business by hiring Duncan Preston
EU commodity position limits too cumbersome, firms say
Mifid II proposals seen as bad for end-users and market liquidity
CenturyLink taps Cognilytics buy for financial big data analytics vertical
CenturyLink will ultimately make analytics tools available as managed service in its cloud infrastructure
Exchange Data Revenues Make Positive Start to 2015
Acquisitions made up for some shortfalls in exchange revenues
Gradual rollout for China's payment system
As yet no details of how Cips will include existing offshore infrastructure
Iosco likely to act on commodity storage concerns
Regulator probe touches on controversy over warehouses and role of banks
Vontobel structured products platform adds four private banks
Competition intensifies in battle for Asia structured products market
Looming global rules raise pressure to improve tax reporting
Financial firms struggle with Fatca even as far wider CRS is imminent
Capital hit from death of 0% sovereign weight 'not enormous'
Banks would have to raise equity equal to 0.7% of current levels, ESRB finds
Standard stress tests could create more risk, CCPs warn
Diverse products and risk profiles make standardised stress testing difficult
CCPs raise alarm on South African OTC reform
Push for CCPs to establish domestic presence riles LCH and CME
Industry questions FCA's structured products proposals
Lack of standardised model could mean different projections for identical structured products
People: OCC rings the changes amid revamp
Two senior execs and two independent directors join equities clearing giant
PRA reviewing need for new accounting at UK banks – Carney
Bank accounting has improved in past two years, BoE governor tells hearing
Massad: CFTC will not challenge CME invoice spread rule
No progress on SLR changes, but ‘good chance’ of uncleared margin deadline extension
Iron ore depreciation boosts options market
Options now account for 60% of total open interest on SGX's iron ore derivatives
Basel will address leverage ratio threat to clearing
FAQ document to tackle treatment of segregated initial margin
SG hires Asia strategists in credit and rates, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Citadel shaking up swaps competition
Chicago firm is now a top-four market-maker on US swap platforms