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Nominations open for European FoHF awards 2014
Act now before September 24 deadline
Citi hires global sales head for ags and softs
Bank remains committed to agricultural commodities business
EU clearing timeline will not force out FCMs – Risk.net poll
Around three-quarters of respondents expect clearing providers to stay the course
Tarf crackdown forces Taiwan banks to offer alternatives
Target redemption forwards with capped loss structure set for launch
Parallels between cyber and financial contagion risk
Increasing interdependency and opacity of technology systems poses major risk
Duration mismatch still a concern for Asian insurers
Bond and derivative markets not deep or liquid enough
Singapore op risk charge many times greater than Solvency II
Increased capital charges for equity and credit spread risk are fine
World Bank launches first '100% green' structured product
€50m structured note combines green bond with ethical equity index
Dealers welcome US uncleared margin rules
But cash variation margin restriction may upset the buy side
Fed oversight 'welcome', says AIG's Sankaran
Chief risk officer says federal regulation necessary to close regulatory gaps
SAC Capital trader jailed for insider trading
Lawyer warns hedge funds need better compliance procedures
China commodity finance costs spike after Qingdao fraud
Rising costs and delays in issuing letters of credit deterring SMEs
Ex-SEC chair Walter joins Finra board, and other recent job news
Four new members for Finra board as existing members stand down
Barnier hints at longer pensions clearing exemption
EC internal markets head says clearing system not ready for pension funds
Custody Risk European Awards nominations open
Friday, September 26 entry deadline
New UK rules clear the way for more banker prosecutions
Rules on individual accountability will have big impact, say lawyers
Negative Eonia rate causes CSA headaches
Banks look for clarity on collateral interest payments
European banks stop clearing Korean won swaps at KRX
Fresh uncertainty over Esma's recognition of KRX's OTC clearing house
Building an industry standard for op risk – survey
Survey aims to assess the state of the art for op risk
Forward-starting swap volumes fail to surge, says Isda
Data shows users are not flocking to the product to avoid Sefs
DTCC Emir backlog “resolved”
But inter-repository matching problems still ongoing
OIS rate change easy to absorb, says Isda's O'Connor
Moving reference rate from Fed funds to GC repo rate to pose few problems
'Deck stacked against' MetLife appeal on Sifi status
Insurer faces uphill battle to reverse FSOC decision
HSBC hires Liu in China product strategy role, and other recent job moves
Job changes in the derivatives, regulation and risk industry throughout Asia