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Mifid II to cause shake-out in hedge fund derivatives trading
New requirements may lead to consolidation among small funds
‘Grexit’ and radical Greek bond restructuring not expected
Extension of maturities and lower interest rates more likely
Internal model firms tested by delays on equivalence
European parliament urges commission to act
CDM future in doubt amid changes to EU carbon rules
UN developing country scheme being slowly suffocated, firms say
China margin finance crackdown linked to equity option launch
CSRC looks for stock market stability ahead of country's first equity option launch
Ukip sees influx of hedge fund money
Hedge funds have donated more than £160,000 to the UK Independence Party
Swiss franc fallout claims hedge fund victims
Major hedge funds in London and New York affected
Barclays attempted to cancel Swiss franc trades
British bank tried to renege on counterparty trades, sources say
Basel floors must be below 75% to preserve models, banks say
Regulators plan to floor modelled capital at a percentage of standardised approaches
CFTC urged to co-operate with EU on position limits
US rules should take effect simultaneously with Mifid II, argues FIA
EBS makes first foray into futures with SGX tie-up
Global market infrastructure firms continue to focus on the Asian market
Cyber risk insurers say back data has reached critical mass
Insurers can now sharpen forecasts and improve policies against cyber crime
UK's FCA to act earlier to counter charges of retrospective regulation
Regulator reacts to complaints but defends right to change its mind
Morgan Stanley takes $468m FVA loss
US bank takes one-off charge to reflect cost of uncollateralised receivables
MetLife Sifi fight draws in state regulators
Insurance commissioners say views ignored by federal agencies
Ingves: ‘no doubts’ about post-crisis regulation
Market fragility fears outweighed by benefits of new rules, says Basel chairman
Disjointed OTC reforms 'could destroy Asia derivatives market'
Recent Iosco consultation paper aims to better co-ordinate global regulation
Goldman client margin soared $4.5bn during wild October
Biggest one-month margin jump of 2014 triggers speculation among rivals
Internal audit grappling with greater role in bank culture
CIIA's Peters says auditors often lack right skills and support of bank boards
Energy traders shun trade surveillance, survey finds
Result comes despite tougher rules on market manipulation and abuse
Complexity and returns behind PFZW decision to ditch hedge funds
Dutch pension fund to focus on controllability and intelligibility
First multi-issuer structured product network goes live in Asia
Contineo initiative set to transform structured product sector
India to allow foreign firms on to commodity futures market
Indian regulators to allow overseas firms to access market but speculation ruled out
Ingves: Europe facing peer pressure on Basel III
Other jurisdictions will push EU to fix gaps in rules, says Basel chair