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Death knell sounds for India's P-note trade
End to offshore tax exemption would hit equity-based offshore trading product
OpRisk Europe: on cyber, risk governance and Basel’s SMA
OpRisk and Cyber Risk Europe conferences spark debate on role of op risk and cyber security
König: banks should not wait to build bail-in buffers
Single resolution board head also warned against political back-sliding on bail-in
NetOTC shelves swaps margining service
Start-up winding down after bilateral margining rules clashed with its exposure-pooling solution
Futurisation facing headwinds as cleared swaps evolve
Panellists at FIA conference say cleared OTC market is holding off futures challenge
EU could go it alone on leverage ratio, says MEP
Swinburne says clearing should be shielded from ratio “if Basel does not deliver”
Basel liquidity ratios ‘destructive’ US Senate told
Fed's analysis of NSFR costs "dubious at best", says AEI scholar Paul Kupiec
Three months left: dealers fret over slow start to Simm tests
Banks "still working like mad" in race to implement standard margin model
EU energy firms kept waiting by stand-off over Mifid II rule
Progress on ancillary exemption halted by ‘political’ dispute between EC and Esma
SEC prepares Dodd-Frank buy-side stress tests
Asset manager stress tests aim to measure fund liquidity and contagion risks
Hidden floor: dealers tackle negative rate CSA headaches
Banks pushing clients to remove costly interest rate floors in collateral agreements
Energy trading firms race to improve analytics capabilities
Surging availability of data lets firms with best market insight gain an edge
Goldman hires new co-head of commodities trading
Bank taps Mercuria's US power and gas head for senior role
Strength turns to weakness for old OTC market
Non-cleared notional falls $36 trillion as costs and complexity grow
Mortgage investors grapple with negative swap spreads
Collapse of US swap rate creates problems for valuation models
Asian banks plead for extra time on Basel credit risk reforms
Switching to the standardised approach for credit modelling could have an impact on their legacy books
Balz slams IAIS for rule-making 'behind closed doors'
Failure to engage with European Parliament will delay and undermine international insurance regulation, says MEP
EU regulators warn on US resolution rules
Questions on US TLAC bills for foreign subsidiaries and bankruptcy-based resolution
Emir countdown raises cost questions for the buy side
Firms fear wider spreads, lower liquidity after May 21 frontloading date
Banks battle to preserve ‘good value’ IRB models
Improving credit risk modelling assumptions could soften Basel's push for input floors
Dealers commit to provide liquidity for Libor alternative
Transition will be gradual with bilateral swaps adopting new rate before CCPs
SEC lawyer: corporate negligence charge a game-changer
UBS V10 case highlights ability to levy charge on firm rather than individuals
BoE's Sonia fixation complicates secured rate transition
Bank's continuation of Sonia could jeopardise shift to secured rate as Libor replacement
Leverage ratio blamed for big swap unwind charges
Buy-siders complain of 'ridiculous' costs to exit trades