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EU-US swaps trading equivalence tipped for November
Hong Kong and Singapore unlikely to be deemed equivalent for start of Mifid II
P2P repo platforms in bid to solve US liquidity crunch
New peer-to-peer services claim buy side is failing to reap benefits of higher volumes
Fed official voices support for simpler capital regime
US regulators may consider combining some capital ratios into a single measure
Insurers say capital rule threatens long-duration products
Implied credit charges could triple under one approach being field-tested by regulators
EU trading obligation threatens packaged trades
Banks warn they will have to break up packages and face higher costs for hedging
National curbs hit budding pan-EU settlement market
As T2S approaches final migration, restrictions on primary dealers undermine efficiencies
CCAR feedback prompts banks to improve governance
Dual reviews of stress testing models and scenarios becoming the norm
Industry renews push for triBalance clearing exemption
Dealers using Emir review to request carve-out for optimisation trades
Indexer looks to tap quant fund demand for big data
MSCI’s historical real-time data could be used in backtesting strategies, pricing exotic options
China to model financial reforms on Mifid II
Exchange chief tips authorities to review position limits and transparency in OTC markets
DTCC muscles in on FRTB data pooling race
Rival to Bloomberg and Markit offerings claims ability to squash banks’ NMRF exposure by 50%
Citi hires Deutsche’s Americas op risk chief
Experienced op risk manager named global head of op risk for bank’s institutional clients group
FRTB: industry pushes to use own quotes in risk factor modelling
Isda working group proposes use of own quotes to minimise non-modellable risk factors
Bank-loan funds in the dark over liquidity rules
Haziness in SEC requirement on ‘highly liquid’ assets could leave funds open to litigation
Eurex urges more regulators to endorse VM capital savings
CME, Ice and LCH treat variation margin as settlement; Eurex awaits further guidance
Asia warned of LEI crunch over Mifid II deadline
Tens of thousands more Asian LEIs needed to avoid European trading lock-out in January
Op risk managers give cautious welcome to new internal audit code
Updated guidelines could strengthen third line of defence, but firms warn costs could increase
US hedge accounting changes could spur small bank swaps boom
Banks eye opportunities to claim hedge accounting treatment for fixed-rate portfolios and callable debt
Industry pushes CFTC to prioritise cross-border clarity
Approaching Mifid II deadline adds urgency to Giancarlo’s overhaul of Sef rules
Goldman and Federated first to clear MMF repo trades
Money funds cleared over $10 billion of US Treasury repo trades at FICC in June and July
Sberbank appeal win will help Russian swaps market – lawyers
Moscow court’s ruling in $1.1bn dispute sends “very positive signal”, but fears of similar cases remain
Final US position limits rule will take ‘at least a year’
CFTC expected to draft a narrow list of contracts in scope
Banks shelving alternative beta products at increasing pace
Data suggests overfitting partly to blame for mothballing of two in five strategies
Sberbank: doubts over courts hamper netting in Russia
Unpredictable decisions undermining faith in close-out netting opinion, says Russian bank