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Banks struggle to make strategy calls as rules pile up
Isda AGM: Interaction between some rules “very, very convex”, says Deutsche exec
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia poised for rubber futures market
Regional organisation takes first step on road to rubber futures
Nomura reviews viability of swaps clearing business
OTC clearing service in Europe and US may face the chop
Tormar Associates countersues Citi in FX claim
US-based family office submits detailed legal response
Global banks urged to demand transparency or close accounts
Big players should cut local services if information on customers lacking
Futures industry needs new business model
Says senior policy adviser at Chicago Fed
Goldman loses head of equity derivatives trading Japan
US bank parts company with 15-year veteran who moves to the buy side
China tipped to allow daily cross-border capital transfers
State council to make the change from a weekly basis
Basel lacks data to judge FRTB impact, critics claim
Isda AGM: Proposed trading book rules are “nuts”, says Ramambason of BNP Paribas
DE Shaw sees $65m swaps margin threshold as exposure cap
Isda AGM: Hedge fund plans to share non-cleared swaps around to reduce trading costs
Massad: Sefs fear retaliation if they end name give-up
Isda AGM: CFTC chair is "very concerned" by claims that firms are being shut out of Sefs
Isda: majority of swaps users believe market is fragmenting
Isda AGM: increased cost of hedging biggest concern in end-user survey
People: UBS names new Americas co-heads of equities
Chris Leone and Dushyant Chadha replace Paul Galietto
PRA view on sovereign risk hedging too simplistic, say experts
UK regulator failing to consider complexities of risk free rate
‘Fixed is fixed’ – DNB stands firm on matching adjustment
Dutch regulator unmoved on mortgages and group pensions
JP Morgan exec questions bond collateral double standard
Isda AGM: CME applies 20% margin haircut while LCR hits banks with 50% cut
Shanghai ETF option volatility spikes on China market fears
A crackdown on margin financing strengthens bearish sentiment
SEC's Piwowar: FSB "knows nothing" about insurance, asset mgt
Isda AGM: SEC commissioner rejects idea of expanded role for FSB
US vs EU CCP scrap may be settled by margin study
Isda AGM: analysis aims to end wrangle over merits of 1-day and 2-day margin rules
CFTC may need to 'step in' to end MAT drought - Reinhart
Isda AGM: no new products added to Sef mandate list in 13 months
RBC calls for ‘realism’ on LCR definitions
Isda AGM: Canadian banks will start reporting LCR in second quarter
CME brings across Fix from Dubai, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
EC calls for more time to vet foreign CCP oversight
Third extension "necessary and proportionate", says EC internal document
Banks to be prohibited from hedge fund investments
But close-ended, unleveraged or Ucits fund may provide an exception