United States (US)
M&A activity surges for well-hedged shale operators
Deal volumes in US shale sector soar as operators slash costs and hedge against falling oil prices
Republican senator slams bank capital rules
US president Donald Trump is no fan of Basel III, Perdue claims
CFTC set to flex its muscles in FSOC meetings
FSOC must study the impact of capital rules on trading liquidity, Giancarlo says
Giancarlo orders review of CFTC rules
SDR requirements could be simplified, acting chairman tells Risk.net
The long arm of European law: Mifid alarms the world
Non-European firms may have to undertake compliance projects without knowing the final rules
CLO investors fret as rate hikes loom
Rising default rates could trigger a stampede out of the market
Opec learns to love hedge funds
Net long position weakens after cartel announces change in attitude to price drivers
Silent running: on the trail of the SEC’s missing CDS rules
The mysterious fate of the apocryphal 2013 clearing proposal, and what comes next
Dealers at odds with Fed on variation margin relief
Significant exposure test should be applied on a gross basis, Risk.net has learned
Emerging cyber threats share a familiar root cause
Whether in banking or energy, most cyber breaches start with human error
Dodd-Frank rollback targets asset manager stress tests
Amended Financial Choice Act eliminates stress tests for funds, lobbyist claims
Dollar deposit mystery highlights non-US bank funding risks
Liquidity resilience is uncertain as offshore deposit financing replaces prime money funds
Swinburne hits out at ‘politicised’ EU equivalence process
Politics could further frustrate equivalence decisions in the future, particularly after Brexit, warns MEP
Regulators may consider portability in CCP fire drills
BoE, BaFin and CFTC move signals concern over whether client positions can be moved between banks in a crisis
Hazy guidance causes chaos on first day of VM regime
"We don’t know what the rules are," says one senior banker
Buy side must clear hurdles to revive CDS liquidity
Some firms forced to watch from sidelines as voluntary clearing of single-name CDSs takes off
Vague VM relief criteria creates trading uncertainty
Banks face lack of clarity on extent of margin rule forbearance
Insurers’ losses shine light on swaps accounting
FASB seeking to iron out swaps mismatches that hit MetLife, Manulife and others
Deal or no deal? US divided on EU insurance agreement
Benefits of mutual recognition may encourage Trump administration to keep Obama’s last act
Treasury: SLR 'reducing stability' in US repo markets
Treasury study found leverage ratio is making bank repo funding “fragile”
Regulators relent ahead of VM big bang
Firms with 'significant exposures' must stick to March 1 deadline, however
Statoil braces for increased oil volatility
Changing market dynamics increase importance of trading, says Norwegian oil firm
Ferc manipulation definitions raise compliance fears
‘Vague’ anti-manipulation standards a source of frustration for energy firms
Yellen defends Basel co-operation before Congress
Fed chair rebuffs Republican lawmaker; dodges question on delaying VM rule