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Eurex to launch Asian product suite in 2016
Frankfurt-based firm's Asian ambitions not limited to setting up a CCP
Risk management demand driving derivatives trading – MAS
Increased volatility will spur demand for risk management tools in Asia
Bafin blocked Deutsche Bank correlation exit, funds claim
EU stress tests showed €34.5 billion notional legacy book
Eiopa cuts matching adjustment risk margin
UK insurers welcome additional capital relief
Derivative trading to transform stock connect – HKEx chief
Charles Li says stock connect programme can be expanded significantly
Mandatory client clearing in Japan starts with low volumes
Dealers say some domestic firms may have found way to avoid clearing
CFTC slammed for using ‘ancient’ position limits data
Dodd-Frank proposal relies on decades-old data, say energy firms
EU insurance stress tests reveal industry vulnerability to ‘Japanification’
Quarter of firms would suffer negative cashflows in prolonged low interest rate scenario
Esma proposes two options for PB asset segregation
AIFMD consultation to be followed by final report in Q2 2015
Fears over Shibor manipulation slow China IRS market
Market players express doubts over accuracy of quotation system
Half of foreign bribes paid in developed countries – OECD
Report calls for greater agency collaboration in corruption efforts
Bad culture makes bankers cheat, says new research
Poor professional culture drives bankers to be more dishonest
DTCC and Regis-TR blamed for low futures matching rates
Repositories will change stance next year following intervention by Esma
‘Last look’ practice hurts profits, say tech vendors
The age-old practice is set to be the focus of regulators
Internal compliance inertia leads to SEC fines for HSBC
$12.5 million fine for cross border activities with US clients
China rate cut creates corporate hedging opportunity
Firms looking to de-risk but the Tarf issue could re-emerge
FCA to probe possible conflicts in barrier options
Some buy-side firms avoid illiquid underlyings over manipulation risks
Low volatility boosts interest in coal derivatives
Trading houses and hedge funds said to be taking bigger positions
Former CME Group energy head Morsches to leave
News of exit follows appointment of Martin Fraenkel to top energy job
BIS says central banks should prepare for market-making in crises
Central banks could consider direct interventions in critical markets
New York Fed announces review into decision making
Response to criticism of deference to big banks
Portfolio managers' pay up 8% as capital flows back to funds
Pay packets up in 2014 as average hedge fund returns 3%
Failures recur because of lack of challenge, say managers
Operational risk managers highlight repeat failures at firms
Mercuria deal was driven by economics, says JP Morgan
Bank says economics, not regulation, drove physical commodities sale