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Risk USA: Regulators cannot hide from bank models, says Osfi’s Zelmer
Leverage-only approach would set prudential rules back 50 years, warns senior Canadian regulator
Risk USA: Foreign banks cannot escape swap dealer status, warns CFTC's Barnett
The "day will come" when CFTC tries to ensure compliance by foreign banks that have not registered as swap dealers
CCP frontloading: the pricing nightmare
The pricing nightmare
Clearing in Europe won’t bite until 2015, banks expect
CFTC's Chilton says "continuing to kick the can down the road is just not acceptable", as expectations grow that Europe will miss 2014 start date
Leveraged ETFs under the spotlight
Imperfect storm
Custody Risk announces shortlist for European Awards 2013
The shortlist has been announced for the Custody Risk European Awards 2013
Banks put ‘lazy’ assets to work in first initial margin agreements
Banks tout 'tremendous' capital savings as Bank of America, Barclays, Citi and other swap dealers start using illiquid assets as initial margin
ETF Risk Research: securities lending criticised
Time to review revenues
Leveraged ETFs dodge blame for volatility
Tempest in a teapot?
SEC at odds with Finra over Pip data
Agree to disagree
7IM: stock lending 'a murky world'
Seven wonders
Draper eyes Invesco ETF expansion into Europe
Power exchange
Exchange-traded fund pair-trading strategies using autocorrelation-based mean reversion
ETF pair-trading strategies using autocorrelation-based mean reversion
ETF product launches stall
No time for launch
Corep and Finrep: data overload?
The start of Europe’s new risk reporting regime was delayed by the drawn-out legislative debate on CRD IV, but that hasn’t given the industry much more time to prepare. Technical detail was published in July, just five months ahead of the 2014 start date…
Leverage and CCP capital proposals will hurt clearing – Risk.net poll
Four fifths of respondents to a new Risk.net poll think proposed changes to the leverage ratio and CCP capital rules will make it uneconomical to become a clearing member
The law of one price is gone
Sponsored statement: Absa
Sefs, shutdowns and no-action confusion
The new Sef trading regime came into force on October 2, but a flurry of last-minute no-action letters has left platforms confused – and there is no one at the CFTC to answer their questions. Peter Madigan reports
Haldane dismisses talk of monetary and macro-prudential tensions
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane says it is a virtue that different tools can be used to meet conflicting objectives
Dispute resolution mechanism needed to resolve regulatory spats – EC’s Pearson
Differences in national regulations need to be ironed out, says Patrick Pearson
Secretive start-ups eye uncleared OTC risk reduction
Dividing the over-the-counter market into cleared and uncleared products creates extra risk and inefficiency, critics claim – it also creates an opportunity for services that can repair the damage. Start-ups and established firms alike are now jockeying…
No plans to change haircuts on US Treasury collateral, CME says
CME Group has no plans to alter haircuts on US Treasury bills, despite some concern that politicians will fail to avert a US default on October 17
Risk South Africa Rankings 2013
Absa retains the title
BoE's Tucker wants more robust CCP governance
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker raises concerns over the size and for-profit nature of CCPs