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The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Barclays has seen two senior departures on its credit trading desk. Toby Norfolk-Thompson, ex-director of credit derivatives trading and Aysha Suzuki, ex-structured credit trader, both in London, have left the firm.
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Market participants have voiced concerns about the cross border implications of mandatory trade reporting under European Markets Infrastructure Regulation which came into force on Feb. 12.
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The buck, so to speak, does not necessarily stop with the individual who personally violates the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, which regulates a wide array of commodities and financial derivatives trading, including swaps (in addition to traditional futures contracts and physical commodities trading) in U.S. markets or otherwise engaged in by or with any U.S. person. Rather, as illustrated by a recent court ruling permitting regulatory charges to go forward against the former CEO of MF Global, Jon Corzine, liability can extend to senior managers, even if they are not regulatory supervisors and have not culpably participated in any misconduct.
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Capital flight from emerging markets has been the dominant theme in the credit markets so far this year, but over the past week the concerns have dissipated.
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Benga Sofoluwe, the ex-head of securities lending and origination at hedge fund EQI Asset Management in London, is joining Citigroup in Hong Kong.
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Tradeweb Markets has completed the first swap trade by a futures commission merchant on behalf of a U.S.-based asset manager on a swap execution facility. Credit Suisse used the firm's platform to execute a five-year high yield credit default index swap, which was cleared though ICE Clear Credit.