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Department of Labor rules regarding prohibited transactions and fiduciary obligations will make it tough for swap dealers to clear over-the-counter swaps for pension plans under Dodd-Frank if guidance or exemptions are not provided. Implementation is slated for November and DoL often acts with glacial speed, which has the industry very concerned. -
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has delayed a vote on the so-called Core Principle 9, which would require designated contract markets to delist any futures or swap contract that is unable to maintain a trading volume of 85% on the DCM's centralized market based on the prior 12-month period.
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Steve Baker, a senior risk specialist at the U.K. Financial Services Authority, has hinted that the FSA may tweak regulations due to go into effect in 2014 that require firms to hold a 5% stake in collateralized loan obligations, but warned that CLO measures are not a high priority for the agency.
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HSBC has appointed Andrew Porter as head of debt capital markets for Canada.
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Legal & General has launched the 6 Year Growth Deposit Bond 14, a capital-protected structured plan that offers 9% at maturity.
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Paul Volcker said market making should not be equated to proprietary trading, responding to comments at a Senate hearing that regulators are considering whether to apply a ban on proprietary trading under the Volcker Rule to market making.
