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Maltese insurers grapple with Pillar 3 requirements
Cost and time pressure of reporting obligation “most challenging” aspect
Finma distribution rules confuse hedge funds
Small foreign asset managers suspected of breaching Swiss regulations
UK firms prep Vif hedging options
Unit-linked providers reviewing options to maximise benefit of new rules
Japan's markets may struggle under weight of TLAC issuance
Japanese banks start to ponder how they will cope with new TLAC rules
Norwegian adoption of Emir to fix cross-border clash
EU banks will be required to clear Nkr swaps – Norwegian banks currently are not
EBA rate risk guidelines ease deposit cap
Greater flexibility welcomed, but problems may remain for mortgage lenders
Mixed reactions to PRA consultation on board duties
UK regulator sets down high-level expectations of directors
Passive investment will hurt economic growth, Brandes says
Asset management veteran defends value investing as tried-and-tested strategy
Quarter of high-paid bank staff face gags – survey
High-paid employees banned from reporting wrongdoing
Hong Kong CCP to be first to clear cross-currency swaps
Initial product suite will be RMB focused to suit need of mainland banks
LEI data should be centralised, reduces risks, say banks
Implementation points to LEI benefits and best practices
Dalian to open iron ore futures to foreign firms by year-end
Iron ore futures to be one half of China commodity market internationalisation strategy
Mifid II a 'deal killer' for some swaps, corporates warn
Requirement to broadcast quotes could end trading in certain swaps
Euroclear and Clearstream granted time to agree joint road map
Icma ERC continues to push for plans to improve Bridge settlement times
Market-makers tweak algorithms post-SNB move
Liquidity providers seek to improve electronic price formation
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules
PPI disputes becoming more complex – Ombudsman
FCA investigating delays and handling of mis-selling cases
Poor change management a key risk, OCC op risk head says
Dugan warns of pressure to innovate
CME-LCH basis affecting choice of venue, say buy-siders
Pimco: price gap is now “material”; Eaton Vance says lowest cost is key factor
BST European Summit 2015: Business strategy must embrace tech to compete, says C-level panel
Business strategies must be able to leverage technologies with right attitudes in place, say C-Level panelists.
ESMA Board Member: Capital Market Union Shouldn't 'Reinvent the Wheel'
Konstantinos Botopoulos speaks at the 2015 Buy-Side Technology European Summit in London.
Risk Data Preparedness Low, But Rising, Survey Finds
Deloitte Global research sees increasing challenges, but more effectiveness on risk infrastructure
NYSE Offers Exchange-Calculated Bitcoin Index, with More to Come
NYXBT will initially be based off data from Coinbase Exchange.
Esma likely to extend AIFMD passport to third countries
Withdrawal of national private placement regimes could follow in 2018