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• Lobbyists let loose as SEF reform debate sweeps through swaps market

  

  US swaps participants are emerging from a month of analysing proposed reforms of swap execution facilities (SEFs), with old fault lines opening up between institutions over how they think the rules will change the market landscape.

  • 13 Dec 2018

• SEF rules still in play as new CFTC chair is nominated

  

  US swap market participants are beginning to emerge from reading the 723 pages of proposed rule changes for swap execution facilities and the trade execution requirement published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Meanwhile, they received notice this week of the man likely to replace the architect of the proposals.

  • 12 Dec 2018

• EU to grant equivalence to UK CCPs in no deal scenario

  

  EU lawmakers are ready to grant a temporary authorisation for the City’s clearing houses (CCPs) and central securities depositories (CSDs), according to two drafts documents obtained by GlobalCapital.

  • 12 Dec 2018

• Regis-TR plans UK opening in advance of FCA’s Brexit demands

  

  Trade repository provider Regis-TR has announced its intention to establish fixed operations in the UK, in order to comply with regulatory requirements in the wake of Brexit.

  • 10 Dec 2018

• Soc Gen preps Paris clearing station

  

  Société Générale is working to offer its clients direct clearing capabilities in the eurozone by the end of the year, as it launches an offering in Paris for listed and OTC derivatives.

  • 10 Dec 2018

• DSB hikes fees for 2019, banks shoulder biggest burden

  

  The Derivatives Service Bureau, which creates International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for OTC derivatives, has increased its fees for next year.

  • 05 Dec 2018

• Jefferies hires Jallot as Europe fixed income head

  

  Jefferies has appointed former Nomura and Citigroup trader Fred Jallot as head of fixed income Europe.

  • 19 Nov 2018

• Clearing incentives have worked, say watchdogs

  

  Regulators' attempts to incentivise market participants to clear derivatives centrally have broadly worked, according to global watchdogs, though there are lingering concerns.

  • 19 Nov 2018

• UK credit bashed wider by Brexiteer resignations

  

  When market makers start sending runs (lists of prices) based on nation states rather than sectors it may be a harbinger of fundamental change in how European credit is traded.

  • 15 Nov 2018

• ESG index tally grows 60% in one year

  

  The number of indices that give exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) causes has grown by 60% in the last year, according to a survey conducted by trade body, the Index Industry Association (IIA).

  • 14 Nov 2018

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