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Well-drilled: CFTC’s top cop Miller sticks to his guns
Quick to place perceived overreach in the past, agency’s enforcement director leans into the law and his script
EU wants equity market to boom, but dealers may go bust
Legislators want to rebalance scales back in favour of primary exchanges
Fragmented rules obstruct tokenisation efforts, panellists say
Divergent US, UK and EU stablecoin rules and legal protections limiting cross-border growth
CFTC backs clearing exemption for risk reduction runs
CCP sources concerned about switch to bilateral trades, as other regulators also soften rules
UK undercuts EU on stablecoin capital requirements
FCA relaxation from 2% to 1% could spark “race to the bottom” on capital
We won’t copy UST clearing mandate wholesale in UK – BoE
Senior official also indicates that any minimum repo haircuts will likely be calculated at portfolio level
Basel III Endgame
US FRTB glitch could spit out negative capital charges
Effort to recognise risk diversification between IMA and standardised approach went too far
US regulators cut FRTB’s IMA capital hit by 59%, Isda finds
Trade body pushes for further changes to cross-product netting, default risk charge
Double, but no trouble? CVA capital hit may lack clout
Industry opinion mixed around Basel III endgame derivatives charge
Erba myth: will US banks choose new capital measure?
B3E gives US banks a dilemma – adopt expanded risk-based approach, or a new standardised alternative
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Ice rates contracts leapfrog CME SOFR in June
Ice rates open interest hits $62.3trn as euro and sterling hedging demand climbs
Amid debanking drama, banks try to say ‘no’, safely
A basic risk management tool – the ability to turn a customer away – has become a political football
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