Broker-dealer
Operational risk issues in the broker-dealer sector
Intensive exposure
Brokers lift the lid on swaps-to-futures confusion at Ice
When swaps become futures
Mifid amendments lift barrier to brokers owning OTFs
Tweaks to Mifid text would allow owners of OTFs to engage in matched principal trading
Custody Risk Americas Awards 2012 – Broker/Dealer Custody & Clearing Provider of the Year: JP Morgan
Broker/Dealer Custody & Clearing Provider of the Year: JP Morgan
SEC AML initiative not clearly defined, lawyer warns
SEC/CFTC Capital Markets Working Group could be "just another talking shop"
US distributor of the year
US distributor of the year
Vote now for the Risk Australia rankings 2011
Choose your top three counterparty dealers in order of preference in the following five product categories: interest rate, currency, commodity, equity and credit derivatives.
Isda AGM: 2011 Margin Survey shows decrease in collateral agreements
Survey released today in Prague also shows increases in portfolio reconciliation
US regulation update
Caught in the net?
Asia Risk interdealer rankings 2010: Dealers
Strong and steady
Asia Risk interdealer rankings 2010: Brokers
Local markets lift-off
MF Global fuel oil brokers to move to Spectron
Several fuel oil swaps dealers at brokerage MF Global are reported to be moving to rivals Spectron
Knight Libertas founder Gary Katcher quits firm
Gary Katcher, head of global institutional fixed income at Knight Libertas, will leave the firm at the end of July.
Brokerage expands renewable fuels capabilities
Evolution Markets expansion targeted to respond to growing demand for alternative energy sources
The true source of liquidity in financial markets: Caveat Emptor column
Liquidity – its origins and effects – have long exercised investors, but one thing is certain: banks are not the main source of liquidity, despite what they would have us believe.
Spectron ventures into LNG
Global brokerage Spectron has added liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its coverage.