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Gaps in US captive rules will slow reserve financing market
Capital charge uncertainty expected to affect first quarter activity
Pemex ramps up risk management amid energy reform
Mexican state-owned oil giant weighs up commodity hedging strategies
E&P firms restructure hedges amid oil price plunge
Upstream companies look to cash in on in-the-money positions
China rates relaxation to drive structured products issuance
Lower deposit rates will force investors to take more risk
EC to delay frontloading of cleared swaps
Victory for industry as EC tells Esma it will amend proposals
IAIS keeps options open with first proposals for global standard
Standard-setter defers decision on valuation basis
Citi buys Credit Suisse commodity trading books
Deal includes most of Swiss bank’s energy and metals positions
Goldman hid swaps profits from clients, whistleblower claims
US bank accused of manipulating client valuation reports to mask profits
Australian bank capital in top quartile - ABA
ABA calls for better ways to compare bank capital between countries
CFTC to simplify route for clearing houses to be exempt DCOs
US regulator will pursue a quicker route to exempt foreign CCPs
Korea equity derivatives slump triggers exits, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Energy traders mine Dodd-Frank data for market insight
SDR data feeds offer window into OTC commodity derivatives market
RBS launches second DPC to prop up swaps
Boom-era vehicle retooled to guarantee securitisation hedges
Battery storage to transform power market models
Technological breakthrough could rewrite the rules of power trading
Citi suspends foreign exchange traders
Hoodless and Madaras among those suspended
Vitol will not replace banks in energy hedging, says CEO
Liquidity provision in energy derivatives is not Vitol's role, says Taylor
US agencies shift from arrest to defence in cyberspace
FBI and Secret Service will focus on protection through FS-ISAC, chiefs say
EC expected to amend frontloading timeline
Clearing may not begin until 2016, however
Top-down culture change biggest challenge, BBA conference hears
But FCA's "tone at the top" focus may hamper progress
Financial firms must be prepared for cyber infiltration – panel
Focus needs to be on reacting, not stopping every threat
Firms can use regulatory data to boost business, say tech professionals
Companies can wring more value from regulation-mandated data
Money laundering benefit from machine learning advances
Keeping track of fraud and money laundering made easier through machine learning
FCA internal controls criticised in report
Report author damns "high risk" media strategy
Ice hits out at LCH over capital resistance
CCPs shouldn't fight calls for extra capital, says Sprecher