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EU market abuse rules could trip alternative data users
Regulators might treat some new datasets as inside information, lawyers say
Credit data: Brexit gloom lifting for UK companies?
David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark looks at the most recent trends in bank-sourced credit data
Exchanges and FCMs clash over bitcoin clearing carve-out
Market participants say CME, CBOE should clear bitcoin futures separately
LCH, CME or OTC? Forex traders weigh their options
Bilateral trading costs bite but dealers lukewarm on both firms’ plans for forex options clearing
Foreign banks in US dismayed by Trump tax on internal TLAC
Coupons on IHC debt issued to foreign parents will face 10% base erosion tax under new rules
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
CFTC reviewing de minimis threshold for non-US swap firms
Risk of dual registration deterring use of US-EU venue equivalence deal, says official
Isda’s O’Malia: back-office costs are ‘killing’ swap dealers
Banks set to begin testing Isda’s common domain model for trade lifecycle processes
MUFG launches CDS franchise in US with bet on volatility
Clearing helps Japanese bank branch out into US single names
Exchanges defend self-certification at CFTC meeting
Listing of bitcoin futures has sparked calls for more transparency on new contracts
Oil hedging rally slows amid backwardation
Producers pause to see if prompt price rally rolls along the curve
FCMs demand self-certification overhaul after bitcoin debacle
CBOE, CME rush to list bitcoin futures “felt like an arms race”, says one FCM chief
Utilities turn to big data to improve pricing models
Smart meters and time-of-use rates could dampen power market volatility and improve hedging
No carve-outs in Fed’s revised leverage ratio proposal
Holdco leverage ratio will fall, but initial margin and custody funds still in scope
JP, Citi may not see capital benefit from new op risk rules
Collins floor may also prevent Morgan Stanley, State Street and Wells Fargo from realising SMA savings
Revised Basel output floor could hit US banks after all
Fall in operational risk weights could push up capital requirements for market and credit risk
People news: SocGen promotes Garnier to head sales
Plus: Citi's Chen joins Deutsche; Mizuho hires corporate derivatives head; and more
FHLBs: safe as houses?
Health of huge bank funder rests on home loans and money market funds
Monthly op risk losses: China bond fraud implicates leading banks
Breakdown of top five loss events. Data by ORX News
Game of Sefs: Tradeweb topples Bloomberg
Buy side’s desire for lighter-touch trading of interest rate swaps propels Tradeweb to top spot by volume
Trade surveillance shouldn’t deter traders
Monitoring costs are forcing commodity players away from market participation, say consultants
Blackstone-Hovnanian CDS deal revives credit rules debate
Rumoured triggering-for-financing arrangement sparks calls for more legal protection for sellers
Bitcoin futures pricing kindles manipulation fears
CME and CBOE insist pricing methodology is robust; critics say contracts are ripe for manipulation
Fed backtracks on CCAR cleared swaps exposure
Regulator had also postponed plan to feed cleared client exposure into G-Sib rankings