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E.U.’s Market Rules Revamp May Be Slower than Traders Fear

By Silla Brush, Alexander Weber, and Frances Schwartzkopff
May 25, 2017, Bloomberg

The “big bang” the financial industry feared when the European Union’s overhaul of financial trading rules takes effect …

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Global Regulators Expect Deal Soon on Finalizing Capital Rules

By Huw Jones
May 25, 2017, Reuters

Global regulators will soon finalize a suite of rules to ensure banks across the world hold enough capital to withstand rocky markets without …

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EMIR Reporting Relief for ETDs Causes Confusion

By Samuel Wilkes
May 25, 2017, Risk

The European Commission’s (EC) proposed relief from reporting requirements for exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) is prompting confusion, casting doubt over how far market participants …

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Banks Fear Fracturing of Asian Trading Desks by FRTB

By Philip Alexander
May 25, 2017, Risk

Global banks fear they will be forced to break up their emerging market trading desks to comply with new market risk capital rules, …

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MiFID II and Post-Trade Processes: Where to and How Much Further to Go?

By Tony Freeman, DTCC
Originally published on the TabbFORUM, in Global Custodian, and the DTCC ‘Connection’ Blog

While there has been much discussion around how MiFID II will impact the …

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Basel Group Said to Weigh Changes to Key FRTB Test

By Duncan Wood
May 24, 2017, Risk

Regulators are said to be considering changes to a controversial test that determines whether banks can model their own trading book capital requirements …

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EU Lawmakers Consider Extending FRTB Deadline

By Samuel Wilkes
May 24, 2017, Risk

European Union lawmakers are considering extending the deadline for banks to implement new international market risk rules, known as the Fundamental Review of …

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