United States
Congress urged to curb Fed’s regulatory powers
House hearing revives debate on consolidating US regulatory agencies
Ice to clear single-name bank CDSs from April 10
US participants will be able to start clearing CDSs referencing Ice clearing members
Fed funds-linked swaps outstrip Libor for first time
Banks point to money market reform, Libor changes and Fed expectations as catalyst
Feet of Clayton
New SEC chairman split between presidential deregulation agenda and filling holes in existing rules
Transparency premium: insurers seek swaps reporting reform
US insurers claim their bespoke swaps are being front-run, raising hedging costs
Ice rule change will see members post more cash
Changes pinned on CCP’s lack of access to Fed deposit account
Regulatory blitz weakening model risk management, say banks
Smaller banks’ modelling practices under growing scrutiny, but ability to comply is stretched
Index rule change could test bond market liquidity
More than 1,000 bonds will be removed from the Barclays US Agg on April 1
US lawmakers divided over Volcker rule’s impact on bond liquidity
Both sides cite Fed data to support their interpretations of prop trading ban
Commodity firms aim to tighten up on spoofing
Citigroup fine and CFTC comments put market on alert
Keeping faith: IAIS rebuffs view G-Sii concept will die
But firms see workplan announcement as step away from focus on high-risk entities
Margin rule mismatch spawns new VM funding cost for buy side
Settlement timing difference penalises back-to-back trades with US and EU banks
Scrap FSOC’s non-bank Sifi regime, Congress told
Designation process criticised at House hearing; senators call for review
SEC nominee flip-flops on Dodd-Frank rollback
Rules mandated by statute must be adopted by regulators, Clayton concedes
Cawley quits as CEO of BGC Sef
Angelo Toglia named interim chief following Cawley's exit
Doubts grow over US FRTB implementation
Fragmented roll-out would price European banks “out of the market”
SEC derivatives rule on the chopping block
Exposure cap for mutual funds likely to be scrapped, but segregation proposals may survive
Stability ahead? Oil prices to tighten as expectations wane
Forecast suggests drop in crude volatility in months ahead
Full up already? Industry divided over smart beta capacity
Research Affiliates argues trading costs will wipe out returns; critics say assumptions overblown
M&A activity surges for well-hedged shale operators
Deal volumes in US shale sector soar as operators slash costs and hedge against falling oil prices
Republican senator slams bank capital rules
US president Donald Trump is no fan of Basel III, Perdue claims
CFTC set to flex its muscles in FSOC meetings
FSOC must study the impact of capital rules on trading liquidity, Giancarlo says
Giancarlo orders review of CFTC rules
SDR requirements could be simplified, acting chairman tells Risk.net
The long arm of European law: Mifid alarms the world
Non-European firms may have to undertake compliance projects without knowing the final rules