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The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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CME Group has increased its two-tier, front end-loaded tender offer for GFI Group to $5.60 per share, matching BGC Partners’ $5.60 per share all-cash offer announced on 14 January. This price escalation represents the newest development in a nearly eight-month bidding war for the firm. -
The Swiss National Bank shocked markets on Thursday when it abandoned its Sfr1.20 floor on the euro and cut the interest rate on sight deposit balances to minus 0.75%. The SNB and some investor portfolios will suffer big losses.
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What began as a curious geopolitical squall has become a major storm, affecting not just the markets on which it falls but the weather in other asset classes as well. Risk premiums that remained low until the end of 2014 have finally responded to the pressure.
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The way that firms report trade and transaction data under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive could converge before the implementation of MiFID II in January 2017.
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Derivatives end users in the US and Asia are likely to face the biggest hurdles complying with the clearing mandate under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation when it kicks in towards the end of this year, according to lawyers.
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2014 continued to be an active year for financial regulation in the EU, with a push to finalise much of the outstanding primary legislation on the regulatory reform agenda and to move towards implementation of regulation already in place. The derivatives market will be particularly affected by the new regulatory landscape and the market will face many new challenges in 2015 and beyond.
