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Fragmentation seen holding back Canadian oil derivatives
Rival WCS indexes hinder growth of financial trading, firms argue
India relaxes interest rate derivatives limits for insurers
Insurers now able to hedge out interest rate risk beyond one year
Regulators edge towards opt-in fix for OTC stays issue
Authorities from five countries talk swaps and bank resolution at closed meeting
Co-op hires values and ethics head, and other recent job news
Member of UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission joins Co-op
Whistleblower costs will rise further for Paradigm Capital
SEC whistleblower case will bring more than just monetary fine
SEC silence on swap spread Sef trading frustrates market
Packages are now subject to CFTC rules, but involve SEC-regulated legs
Insurers ask for clarity on global capital standards
National supervisors and policy-makers join in voicing concerns
BNP Paribas hires former JP Morgan commodity salesman
David Samuels to head Americas commodity sales for French bank
EC to snub US in first wave of CCP equivalence decisions
US will not be in first wave of five approvals for "most advanced" countries
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
India-focused hedge funds up 17% on Modi election victory
US funds expected to start investing heavily into Indian markets
Eurex calls for capital relief on segregated accounts
If positions can be ported easily, clearing members should not be on the hook
Conflicts of interest a key concern for Finra
Management of conflicts of interest needs attention, says regulator
Solvency II guidelines confirm charge for employee pensions
Assets backing pension liabilities will be included in SCR
Bernardino calls for balance on long-term investments
Supervisors must be careful to avoid market distortions – Eiopa chairman
Swap futures no threat to brokers – Icap Sef chief
Paulhac says CME swap future is being pushed as a margin-light product for clients
Too many agencies involved in AMA for common approach
Regulator warns reaching common standard will be difficult
Changing attitudes to privacy will pose a major cyber risk
OpRisk Europe conference warns of dangers of post-privacy generation
UK Electricity Market Reform welcomed by energy chiefs
But government intervention won't be temporary, warns academic
Just 3% of some futures reports can be matched – DTCC
Missing and conflicting trade identifiers plague Europe's reporting regime
Munari and Mendelsohn exit Morgan Stanley
Global retail structured products head departs US investment bank
Oil benchmarks should diverge in coming year, says BAML’s Blanch
Research chief is sceptical about end of oil indexation in European gas
HSBC names new head of markets for Europe
Move is part of a continuing reshuffle of top brass in HSBC's markets business
Op risk tolerance, not appetite, White tells conference
UBS op risk framework head describes struggle with defining op risk appetite