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Fears leveraged ETFs could amplify Japan equity swings
Huge inflows giving ETF sector outsized impact on cash markets
Clearing fees up for 60% of swaps users due to leverage ratio
Survey of US asset managers reveals higher costs and reduced access to clearing
Euribor administrator woos banks to revamp dwindling panel
Efforts to double number of contributing firms said to face strong resistance
Regulator consent to make or break BCBS 239 compliance in Asia
Local data laws clash with Basel’s risk data aggregation rules
EU banks plan to flee CME when key Emir date arrives
CCP oversight stand-off leaves banks in a bind as Feb 21 frontloading deadline nears
Mazzella to leave Citadel at end of month
Chief operating officer for fixed income set to depart at end of February
Mixed industry reaction to Moody’s CCP ratings
Clearing members say narrow definition of default may limit ratings’ usefulness
Dealers tout bond repacks to bridge TLAC issuance gap
G-Sibs see repacks as possible substitute for structured notes
Former Citi trader points finger at bank execs at tribunal
McWilliams: alleged offences were "encouraged, condoned, required and rewarded" by management
Corporates warn of legal risk in Euribor transition
Proposed new methodology behind benchmark constitutes a "fundamental" change, ACT argues
BRRD will raise costs and threaten stability, BoI chief says
Rapid transition caused problems for recent bank resolution, Visco says
Looser capital won’t ease bond liquidity – SNB’s Rime
Central banker calls for counter-cyclical leverage ratio and scrutiny of funds’ role
Banks work together in effort to reduce XVA costs
Dealers offer rewards to clients and rivals for help in cutting valuation adjustments
Slow start to US dollar rates clearing in Japan
Dealers cite limited demand to clear foreign currency interest rate swaps at JSCC
HSCEI autocallable hedging hitting forex market, say dealers
Dealers flock to Hong Kong dollar options and forwards markets amid depeg fears
Barclays ousts head of rates trading
Yarian out after UK bank announces major shake-up of global investment banking operations
BoE reveals final element of ring-fencing framework
Systemic risk buffer aims to dampen banking sector stress
'We are all at risk' from cyber, conference told
Worry of financial firms shown by increasing demand for cyber liability insurance
Mifid II one-year delay not enough to solve problems, energy industry says
Energy firms frustrated by lingering uncertainty on Mifid II exemption
Banks weigh call for extra delay to parts of Mifid II
Some want the new regime to be phased – on top of mooted one-year delay
Eonia ‘almost meaningless’, says Eurex
Thin volumes in unsecured lending market should be a cause for concern, bourse operator argues
MetLife puts forward alternative approach to G-Sii designation
NTNI definition could be dropped from G-Sii assessment and replaced by liquidity measures, says insurer
Flip clause ruling nets Lehman estate $3 billion
Judge warns legal uncertainty remains, however
Liquidity stress test regime needs attention, say central bankers
DNB experts recommend improved market-wide and bank-specific liquidity stress tests