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Volcker ‘Fix’ May Cause New Headaches for Wall Street

By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price
June 15, 2018, Reuters

A proposal to simplify a rule banning banks from proprietary trading, rather than making life easier for Wall Street, could …

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FIA, CMC Call on CFTC to Amend Reporting Rule

By Louisa Chender
June 15, 2018, Global Investor Group

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Commodity Markets Council (CMC) have asked the U.S. swaps regulator to amend a reporting …

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Eurex: Clearing Competition Won’t Increase Costs

By Shanny Basar
June 13, 2018, Markets Media

Eurex Clearing, the clearinghouse owned by Deutsche Börse, disputed that costs will increase if euro clearing is forced to move away from …

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Prop Traders, HFTs Do Not Make Markets Less Stable – CFTC

By Louisa Chender
June 13, 2018, Global Investor Group

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Chris Giancarlo has welcomed research which “dispels the narrative” that proprietary trading firms and high …

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“Unlikely” the Volcker Rule Will Be Repealed – SEC Commissioner

By Louisa Chender
June 11, 2018, Global Investor Group

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Pierce has welcomed the opportunity to streamline some of the Volcker Rule requirements but …

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Germany’s Olaf Scholz Suggests Euro Clearing Be Moved to Frankfurt

By Olaf Storbeck and Philip Stafford
June 8, 2018, Financial Times

Olaf Scholz, Germany’s finance minister, has called for London’s euro clearing business to be relocated after Brexit. He suggested …

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Volcker Rule Revisions May Complicate Compliance, Experts Warn

By Joanna Wright
June 8, 2018, Risk

A hotly anticipated proposal to revise the Volcker Rule – released by U.S. regulators on May 30 – could make it more complicated …

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Market Structure Change to Spur Volatility

By Rob Daly
June 7, 2018, Markets Media

When volatility finally returns to the fixed income market, the participants will be able to attribute much of it to the growing …

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Looser Swaps Trading Rules Could Boost Volumes by Up to 20%

By Hayley McDowell
June 7, 2018, The Trade

A looser regulatory approach to swaps trading in the U.S. could see volumes boosted by as much as 20%, according to a …

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Clearing Supervision Debate Erupts at FIX IDX

By Costas Mourselas
June 6, 2018, GlobalCapital

Top officials from global supervisory bodies furiously debated the simplications of new European rules that change the oversight of foreign clearinghouses, covering the …