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Not on the List: MiFID’s Systematic Internalizer Mystery
By Samuel Wilkes
September 19, 2017, Risk
With less than four months to go until the start of Europe’s key reform of market structure, the industry must still confront some …
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E.U. Trading Obligation Threatens Packaged Trades
By Samuel Wilkes
September 18, 2017, Risk
European Union rules requiring certain derivatives to trade on multilateral platforms could result in market participants being unable to execute packages, thereby increasing …
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BIS Hunts for ‘Missing’ Global Debt, Inflation
By Brian Blackstone
September 17, 2017, The Wall Street Journal
Nonfinancial companies and other institutions outside of the U.S., excluding banks, may be sitting on as much as $14 trillion …
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New Hedging Rules Will Make FX Traders Put Up or Shut Up – Every Day
By Saikat Chatterjee
September 14, 2017, Reuters
New European Union regulations on foreign exchange trading will make it harder and more expensive to manage currency risk, traders said, especially for …
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In the Balance: Global Regulation Walks a Tightrope
By Philip Alexander
September 12, 2017, Risk
Frustrated by years of internal party disputes over membership of the European Union, former British prime minister David Cameron decided to settle the …
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Voice Brokers Beware: New MiFID Rules May Cost You Your Job
By Stefania Spezzati and Mark Burton
September 11, 2017, Bloomberg Markets
Sweeping regulations designed to make markets more transparent threaten to erode the last bastions of European voice trading, from …
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FIA Warns Against E.U. Clearing Relocation Proposals
By Helen Bartholomew
September 7, 2017, Reuters/International Financing Review
The Futures Industry Association has warned against plans by European Union lawmakers to force euro-denominated derivatives clearing into the bloc, noting …
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Compliance Fears Slow Use of Synthetic Swaps to Cut IM
By Nazneen Sherif
September 7, 2017, Risk
Back in 2012, when banks were under intense pressure to reduce the capital footprint of their swaps businesses, dealers became animated about a …
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U.S. Hedge Accounting Changes Could Spur Small Bank Swaps Boom
By Louie Woodall
September 1, 2017, Risk
U.S. accounting changes that make it easier for firms to get recognition for hedges could result in greater use of swaps by regional …
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Collateral Access: The Next Frontier – Q&A with PwC’s Thomas Ciulla and Gaurav Joshi
Access to high-quality collateral has become the new frontline for the buy-side as a perfect storm of regulatory reforms has forced many firms to reevaluate their asset allocation strategies. That’s …
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