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The London Stock Exchange reported that revenue from its central counterparty operations grew by more than 300% in the last quarter of 2010 thanks largely to investment funds held by Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, its Italian clearing business.
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Powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority to decide which over-the-counter derivatives can be cleared are being trimmed even before the pan-European regulator has had a chance to formerly weigh in on the issue.
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Australian paper company PaperlinX has reported an AUD17 million (USD16.92 million) valuation loss on a 2.5-year currency option purchased in Dec. 2009, according to a market update from the company.
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Swaps to hedge the risk that deferred members, or people who have stopped contributing to a pension fund but have not yet retired, will live longer than expected are being tipped to appear in the U.K.
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Some U.S. funds have been buying options and option spreads against the euro, driven by the idea Germany could exit the single currency in the next two years, according to fund managers and structurers on both sides of the Atlantic. The structures have received a spurt in interest as funds zero in on sovereign debt concerns in the region.
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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has lowered the ceiling for fx derivatives at domestic branches of Crédit Agricole and United Oversees Bank after they exceeded their limits on how big a proportion of their equity capital the contracts could represent.