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Tokyo Financial Exchange to enter margin utility business
Bourse becomes latest firm to offer services to meet uncleared margin rules
New firm to join EU derivatives repository melee
Two years into regime, Abide Financial targets trades it sends to Regis-TR
Philippine short-selling move paves way for listed derivatives
Insurers will be allowed to short-sell next year
US politicians renew push for change to leverage ratio
Agriculture committee ups pressure on Fed over client margin
SEC targets ‘switching’ of structured products
Frequent early redemptions used to boost broker commissions
Deutsche Bank loses Fan ahead of investment banking overhaul
Deutsche's Fan exits; Credit Suisse investment banking co-head retires; Sweden's prudential regulator hires new director general
Isda escapes CDS case pledge to help CFTC
Association still faces licensing overhaul as part of pending settlement
BP mulls restructuring of trading unit over Mifid II
Oil major expects to need Mifid II licence in time for 2017 deadline
Fears mount over CCP client porting
Shrinking pool of FCMs could undermine efforts to port client positions in a default
Mifid II delegated acts unlikely before end-2015
Further delay to rules could leave firms scrambling to prepare for implementation
SEC probing more proprietary index cost disclosures
US official says regulator is examining "a case or two"
UK authority calls on banks to help tackle cyber crime
National Crime Agency says bank innovation key to mitigating fraud
All-to-all liquidity 'is not the panacea' – FIA panel
New trading venues seen as an alternative to dealer liquidity in OTC markets
Covered agreement the wrong path to US equivalence – NAIC chief
US supervisory rules should equal Solvency II, says NAIC chief
Basis risk concerns melt Shanghai iron ore swap volumes
Market is "shrinking gradually", say dealers
TLAC concessions reduce impact for Japan banks
Revised rules cut upper threshold for G-Sibs to 18% from 20% of RWA
US Treasury calls for more transparency in cash markets
Officials seek better data "to understand the dynamics of these markets"
Massad: more fines on the way for swap reporting violations
CFTC chairman takes aim at banks falling foul of swap reporting requirements
Tech vendors court law firms for KID market
Fintech companies seek partners to prepare new Priips disclosure documents
MVA will be a ‘game-changer’, say valuation experts
Leap in initial margin will cut CVA, FVA and KVA, but generate new funding effects
JP Morgan and UBS compress forex books via start-up
NYC-based LMRKTS first broke cover two years ago; third bank participant is unknown
Spain to launch structured product risk ratings
Critics say rule will “collide” with Priips requirements
CFTC’s aim is 'not just' to expand clearing, Massad says
Agency will not “mandate a lot of products just to increase clearing”
Pillar 2 'unlikely to cushion' trading book capital impact
Pillar 1 capital hike likely to outstrip any Pillar 2 add-ons, say dealers