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Pricing, capital and HFT: our biggest stories in 2015
Prudential rules and swaps reform unleash waves of change
FSB's predecessor 'failed miserably' ahead of crisis – Andresen
Secretary general says FSF failed to act on known risks surrounding resolution and securitisations
Aggregators accuse Sefs of unfair pricing
Bloomberg and Tradeweb charge 'unreasonable’ connectivity fees, two platforms claim
Basel may soften trading book rules on emissions
Latest FRTB tweaks also include increasing granularity of commodity risk weights
CFTC eases margin requirements for inter-affiliate trades
Bowen votes against final rule exempting non-cleared inter-affiliate trades from initial margin
CFTC quizzes clearing banks over leverage-cutting tactic
Billions of dollars in client margin have already been moved off balance sheet
Basel proposal to cause ‘huge problem’ for TLAC market-making
Proposal requiring banks to deduct holdings of other banks’ TLAC debt could restrict market-making
FRTB may lead banks to take more risk, says Deloitte
Analysis shows some trading desks receive lower capital with stressed market risk charge
EU regulators split over using initial margin to resolve CCPs
Rules on CCP resolution were due last month but are now slated for February
Basel Committee 'will move' to more sensitive leverage ratio
Regulators want to switch CEM for SA-CCR, conference told
Banks say multiple-point-of-entry firms gain TLAC advantage
No equivalent cap on aggregate buffer for G-Sibs that face resolution as single group
Carney: leverage ratio could limit clearing benefits
European officials should look at the impact of the leverage ratio on clearing, the Bank of England chief tells MEPs
Mifid II research rules will clash with US law, industry warns
Ban on 'free' research will harm smaller firms, say banks and asset managers
StanChart undergoes shake-up in forex, rates and credit
Gulabani leaves Standard Chartered; Bagguley promoted at Barclays; Santander hires new forex head; and more
People: HSBC, Northern Trust and RBC ITS hire to securities lending
Isla says on-loan balances up 8% to €1.8 trillion in six months to end-June
TrueEx targets buy side with post-trade spin-off
New venture will offer average pricing for swaps starting in early 2016
Eurex and LCH reject one-day margin regime for futures
Decision on whether to copy US rules still in the balance, says Esma
Basel Committee readies op risk and FRTB releases
Supervisors under pressure to finalise post-crisis reforms to capital rules
Mandatory EU clearing to start on June 21 for biggest firms
Rules on clearing of interest rate swaps enter EU's official journal
EU members of US options CCP face $30bn capital hit
OCC fears approval will be held up by absence of SEC clearing rules
US regulators not backing down in leverage ratio stand-off
Yellen, Gruenberg and Curry offer no concessions to agriculture committee
Banks held back e-trading for swaps, new lawsuit alleges
Icap and Tradeweb also named as defendants
Treasury repos may hit 20bp under DTCC liquidity plan
Repo CCP's committed liquidity facility could force price hike
Banks eye Traiana for EM forex netting service
Industry turns to utility as CLS emerging markets push stalls