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Hong Kong warrant market players bullish about 2015
Dealers are predicting up to a 50% spike in business next year
Taiwan compels life insurers to offer longer-dated products
September ban on variable life insurance products intended to lengthen asset portfolio
Giant bond funds could trigger next crisis – GLG’s Mawby
Giant daily dealing bond funds and ETFs could cause the next crisis, GLG’s top fixed income manager says
CCP resolution guidelines ‘a missed opportunity’
CPMI-Iosco and FSB guidance should be more proscriptive, says industry
HFT firms ‘learned a lot’ from Knight Capital loss
Automated risk systems vital, says Tower Research Capital CRO
Fines to rise as regulators continue to punish misconduct
Repeated conduct failures lead to increase in average penalty amount
Deutsche Bank CRO: derivatives becoming loss leader
Core rates products may only be offered to “key clients”
Citadel ‘nervous’ about lack of Sef competition
Firms warn dominance of Bloomberg and Tradeweb may not be healthy
OCC’s Taylor: US creates ‘headroom’ for leverage rethink
Tougher leverage ratio in US prompts early review
Shanghai launches renminbi derivatives clearing
CNY swaps and forwards can be cleared from November on SCH
Benchmarking fines could cost banks $40 billion, says Citi
Analysts extrapolate from £1.8bn FCA fine
Failure to improve culture will be punished – Dudley and Tarullo
Senior Fed officials speaking at New York Fed workshop
Investors have ‘no incentive’ to use swap futures, says Wallin
Real money firms have enough collateral to stick with swaps, buy-side exec argues
Buy-side firms seek margin flexibility via CSA changes
Collateral transformation facilities being lined up but are not being used
BlackRock overhauls scenario analysis approach
New approach introduced six months ago, as event risk increases
Pension plans urged to take more risk
‘Under-risked’ plans will not hit 7.5% return targets, warns Paamco CEO
Op risk still divorced from compensation – survey
Our research finds little op risk input on pay decisions
Energy firms voice optimism over CFTC's Massad
Industry groups welcome new focus on Dodd-Frank troubleshooting
US airlines hesitate on fuel hedges despite price drop
Fear of further plunges makes airlines reluctant to hedge, say dealers
'Moral contagion' at the root of control failures
Pay reform won't solve all of banks' problems, academics warn
ECB needs new tools to tackle shadow banking risks - Constâncio
Ideal toolkit would draw inspiration from US and UK
Asia most advanced in forex clearing, Europe and US lagging
Onshore mandates give Asian economies the edge in developing forex clearing
Regulatory reform hampering financial product innovation
Industry concerns over unintended consequences of tougher regulation
Esma kicks off NDF clearing consultation
NDFs in 10 currencies to be authorised for clearing in Europe