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Energy firms fight for right to hedge at portfolio level
CFTC position limits could scramble widely used approach to hedging
China FX option reform to improve corporate risk management
Change in regulations will allow corporates to sell forex options
Swap data deadlock could be fixed in months, DTCC hopes
Bill gives US Senate the chance to kill off Dodd-Frank indemnification clause
PRA highlights restrictions on group own funds
Capital instruments from third-country insurers must fit Solvency II
Funds fear extended wait in FCA's AIFMD queue
Backlog means UK funds are temporarily unable to market in Europe
One trade a day is not a liquid market, Isda argues
Industry body says 15-40 trades per day should be rough benchmark of liquidity for Mifid
China to launch series of volatility indexes by year-end
Volatility benchmarks will follow launch of equity options later in 2014
Bank of England risk and stability head leaves for BP
Spencer Dale will join oil giant in October as chief economist
Asic reporting definition 'unworkable' say foreign banks
Australia move ends hope of a regional reporting standard emerging
Big banks losing funding edge, GAO finds
Study finds mixed views on effectiveness of TBTF policy
Micalizzi fined £2.7m for hedge fund collapse
Italian finance professor once heralded for options pricing banned from trading
OCC 'disappointed' at lack of accounting convergence
FASB and IASB must keep trying to unite standards, say bank regulators
Boyle replaces Yates as equity derivatives head at Citi
Yates leaves Citi to become CEO of Two Sigma Securities in September
Active fund managers underperform in Europe but not UK, S&PDJI
UK fund managers almost always outperform benchmarks, S&P
Repo rules decimate key liquidity ratio at Barclays
Reverse repo treatment in draft NSFR cuts ratio from 113% to 98%
Bank of America fined $1.27bn for defrauding mortgage agencies
Bank pays fine for mortgage fraud in the lead-up to the financial crisis
US utilities invest in shale gas wells as long-term hedges
Physical deals with producers seen as ‘superior’ to financial hedging
UK banks to face tighter oversight of management and conduct
PRA and FCA unveil new rules on bank bonuses and approval process
People: CFTC's O'Malia joins Isda
US regulator resigns to head derivatives industry group
Some EU countries unable to punish Emir breaches
Firms in Poland and Ireland cannot be fined for breaking reporting rules
Buy-side cost concerns prompt MAS trade reporting exemption
Smalls firms baulk at paying up to $18,000 to register a few trades
EU clearing timeline could drive banks out of the business
Banks say they will not hit revenue targets if Esma deadline is endorsed
Vietnam to list first domestic ETF as it liberalises market
ETF marks first stage in moves to create domestic derivatives market
Proposed bitcoin regulations 'unworkable' in current form
NYDFS proposes bitcoin regulations that experts say go too far