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Mifid changes will avert 'race-to-the-bottom' pricing – industry
Market participants praise Esma's move to relax pre-trade transparency requirements for RFQ
Pension funds press for central bank repo backstop
Bank of England support seen as 'only' option to ease collateral fears
China launches cross-border payments platform
Two banks announce successful transactions on China International Payment System
Dealers criticise Basel’s 'nonsensical’ CVA impact study
Tight deadline and limited portfolio makes measurement difficult
Softer rules on clearing margin may not cut end-users’ costs
Leverage ratio burden only one part of costs
Non-bank FCMs unlikely to fill OTC gap
Capital burdens too great, say clearing specialists
Singapore Exchange launches indexes unit
Officials say the index business will increase transparency and promote participation on SGX's markets
EU energy firms brace for Remit reporting woes
‘Teething problems’ expected as new trade reporting regime kicks off
Expected delay to non-EU CCP approval risks frontloading panic
Lawyers fear scramble to close out trades
Alberta energy regulator urges firms to boost compliance
MSA official’s comments come in wake of TransAlta manipulation fine
Basel Committee to consult on scrapping op risk modelling
Regulators plan to propose single simple method
FDIC’s Hoenig seen as main threat to banks’ living wills
FDIC vice-chair is “driving this agenda to reject the plans”, says one lawyer
People: Old Mutual Wealth taps Investec’s Dale
Head of intermerdiary sales at specialist bank leaves after seven years
Buy side: central clearing 'a mess' as sell-side dialogue hits 'fever pitch'
Asset managers want to see futurisation of swaps get off the ground in Europe
People: Deutsche adds new financial institutions co-head
Celeste Guth joins Deutsche as co-head of the financial institutions group; UBS shakes up US rates; Wetjen heads to DTCC
Top US energy regulator defends market manipulation probes
Bay: Ferc has given ‘a lot of clarity’ on definition of illegal trading
Disruptive technology could leave regulators behind – Stanworth
Focus on historical data is out of step with speed of change, says head of L&G Capital
Confusion reigns over Mifid transparency in forex
Banks could still be forced to disclose quotes under Mifir despite Mifid reprieve
Harmonisation will always be elusive, says Asic commissioner
Australian securities regulator balances international standards with national rules
Chicago Fed official calls out CFTC, SEC over HFT regulation
“You cannot have 80% of the market being just HFT,” says Ranjan
Traders see DVA adjustment as 'accounting fudge'
Dealers at London event remain unconvinced by controversial funding adjustment
US tax rules attacked by equity derivatives dealers
Testing criteria for equity-linked products branded a “joke”
Energy firms blast new Mifid II rules on commodities
Industry expects ‘serious negative consequences’ from Esma proposals
Boards have no excuse for ignorance – Standard Life’s Grimstone
Need for strong boards, risk culture and internal audit emphasised at IIA conference