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UKSPA contests EU stance on liquidity risk ratings
Structured products trade body declines to include liquidity risk metric in ratings
Standard Chartered names DCM head, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Energy trading firms unready for Remit, survey finds
IT systems not geared for trade reporting under EU anti-manipulation law
Indonesia export curbs help develop onshore derivative sector
ICDX aiming to take advantage of rule change to build local derivatives markets
Electronic trading of corporate bonds still work in progress
Industry members discuss the growth of electronic trading of corporate bonds
Judgement-led approach to conduct risk capital draws criticism
Proposal by UK banking watchdog receives mixed initial response
Impact study postponed for Basel rate-risk project
QIS was due to get under way last month but will now start in mid-2015
CME fears futures clearing retreat
Leverage ratio could prompt FCMs to be more picky, warns CME's Sprague
FCA's Annex IV reporting system back up and running
Regulator will be lenient on latecomers as glitches resolved
Lawyers back Esma in clearing dispute with EC
Clash leaves clearing timeline in "uncharted territory"
Oil, weather and Ukraine boost European gas volumes
2014 saw rising activity in Europe's exchange-traded and OTC gas markets
Global banks look for profits in China ABS market
Regulatory change provides opportunity for international firms' structuring skills
IMF report calls for reform of securitisation markets
Fund says securitisation practices should be tightened while spurring demand
Giancarlo: scrap CFTC Sef rules and start over
Commissioner proposes wholesale replacement of year-old regime
Buy-side firms reject market-making role
Client mandates and compliance mean dealers cannot be replaced like-for-like
Hong Kong RBC proposals could lead to inconsistency – Axa Asia CRO
Proposals diverge from market-based approach
CME and LCH.Clearnet prep buy-side repo clearing
New clearing services could offer cross-margining benefits
Big banks expect to miss Basel risk data deadline
Markit study and Basel progress report find industry is lagging
CFTC’s Bowen demands action on position limits
Time to ‘bite the bullet’ on controversial rule, commissioner says
Weavering's Peterson jailed for $500m swaps fraud
Due diligence should have raised investors’ suspicions
Goldman upbeat on commodities despite tighter regulation
Adapting to new rules and capital requirements is achievable, says Agran
India commodity exchange fights single CCP proposal
NCDEX finds itself in conflict with government clearing house proposals
Esma to step up smart beta scrutiny
Regulator set to focus on backtesting and replicability of index products
US natural gas hedge fund shuts down
Roaring Fork says poor liquidity foiled its trading strategies