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House committee calls on Fed to change leverage ratio
US politicians argue "unwarranted" capital burden will hike end-user costs
Oil dive increases importance of trading, says Statoil
Asset-based trading seen as crucial in environment of lower oil prices
Asset manager concern over Sifi label – Hong Kong SFC
Systemically important status seen as business threat by asset managers
People: RBS's head of equity derivatives trading joins BNP Paribas
Kieron Smith joins French bank after structured products acquisition
Banks and brokers at loggerheads over Swiss franc fallout
Banks and forex retail brokers argue over repricing of trades
Central bank chief welcomes code of conduct for Hong Kong bankers
Banks agree code designed to improve culture and protect consumers
Piterbarg leaves Barclays; bank names new head quant
UK bank's head of quantitative analytics leaves after 10 years
People: Deutsche shakes up European rates team
Richard Jackson departs; Sam Wisnia to head European rates trading
Equity derivatives in scope for FTT, say experts
But broad-based European tax unlikely to gain quick traction
Swiss franc losses blamed on liquidity gap
Options portfolios were impossible to delta-hedge, traders say
Hong Kong increases bank capital levels on credit expansion fears
HKMA is first Asian regulator to implement Basel III counter-cyclical capital buffer
Massad and Giancarlo feared CFTC split claims over Sef white paper
CFTC chairman and commissioner discussed withholding Giancarlo’s calls for rules reboot
Taiwan-Japan stock connect to drive futures cross-listing
Taifex to launch risk management tools to support proposed link
Fund managers await clarity on cost disclosure rules
European rules on greater disclosure of portfolio costs could apply sooner than expected
UKSPA contests EU stance on liquidity risk ratings
Structured products trade body declines to include liquidity risk metric in ratings
Standard Chartered names DCM head, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia
Energy trading firms unready for Remit, survey finds
IT systems not geared for trade reporting under EU anti-manipulation law
Indonesia export curbs help develop onshore derivative sector
ICDX aiming to take advantage of rule change to build local derivatives markets
Electronic trading of corporate bonds still work in progress
Industry members discuss the growth of electronic trading of corporate bonds
Judgement-led approach to conduct risk capital draws criticism
Proposal by UK banking watchdog receives mixed initial response
Impact study postponed for Basel rate-risk project
QIS was due to get under way last month but will now start in mid-2015
CME fears futures clearing retreat
Leverage ratio could prompt FCMs to be more picky, warns CME's Sprague
FCA's Annex IV reporting system back up and running
Regulator will be lenient on latecomers as glitches resolved
Lawyers back Esma in clearing dispute with EC
Clash leaves clearing timeline in "uncharted territory"