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People: FCA bolsters oversight with new hires
IIF's Barbara Frohn to lead risk and compliance oversight
Taiwan banks challenged by post-Tarf loss regulations
Crackdown on "high risk" derivative products drives up dealers' costs
Hayes prosecution wraps up with UBS Libor-rigging announcement
Court hears bank’s £160 million rate-rigging penalty notice
World Bank plans to put 'de-risking' on the global agenda
Substantiated data should push policy-makers to act, says project head
Capital volatility fears spur talk of wider G-Sii charges
Concerns about yo-yoing capital are behind latest HLA proposals, says Corinti
Noble Group defends off-balance sheet inventory deals
Firm’s treatment of optional commodity inventory sales is appropriate, CEO says
Esma rows back on Prospectus Directive proposals
Provisions on documentation eased but industry says more work needed on advertising rules
People: Morgan Stanley and Goldman make equity derivatives hires
UBS bolsters New York equities desk, among other moves in June
BoE warns banks on derivatives booking practices
Dealers must simplify if there is "no coherent rationale" to structures
Funds escape yo-yo effect as CFTC redefines US person
Scrapping of test means investor status will not tip offshore funds into Dodd-Frank regime
UBS Libor cleared by traders, says Hayes defence
Bank’s commercial interests over rate enshrined in Libor guide
Japan banks still not pricing CVA into derivatives trades
A loans-focused business model means credit risk mitigation a low priority
HSBC admits to misgivings over ring-fence amid cost complaints
Vickers "surprised" by bank's loss of enthusiasm given its support in 2012
Hayes thought his Libor requests too small to be investigated, court hears
Didn’t take BBA inquiries into low-balling too seriously
Market participants worry for European energy liquidity
Banks, energy firms and regulators express concern about impact of regulation
Benchmark rules risk stifling innovation, says Stoxx chief
New product issuance in Europe could dry up as result of overbearing new rules, says Graf
Former Icap Singapore head takes senior position at BGC
Anthony Warner retired from the interdealer broker in August last year
CFTC casts margin net to catch US banks’ affiliates
Agency redefines ‘guarantee’, but lawyers caution it may not stick
Libor trial hears of lead-up to Hayes's dismissal from Citi
Accused Libor rigger faced hurdles influencing Citi submitters
Derivatives 'not untouchable' for bail-in, warns SRB's König
Rating agencies "might be wrong" to see swaps as safer, says eurozone resolution chief
Lack of renminbi derivatives may foil currency's SDR entry
Scant liquidity seen as big hurdle to inclusion in special drawing rights basket
High securities borrowing costs limit China hedging options
Recent falls on China's stock markets highlight the need for hedging tools – but these remain limited
Banks' op risk losses dropped in 2014, survey finds
OpRisk Top 100 list sees losses reduce by 27%
No formal governance of Libor setting at Citi, court hears
Bank relied on BBA and on-the-job training, fraud trial told