Derivs - Interest Rate
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Regulators are to delay implementing the final phase of rules that would force smaller entities to set aside cash to cover their derivatives positions. -
ICE has suspended Eonia futures in preparation for the wider move to the euro short-term risk-free reference rate (€STR).
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Futures brokerage R.J. O’Brien has appointed Simon Prangnell to head up its new affiliate company in France.
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Heath Tarbert this week took over the reins as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, becoming the 14th chairman of the CFTC as he succeeded Christopher Giancarlo.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined trade repository Regis–TR €56,000 for failing to provide direct and immediate access to details of derivative contracts to regulators.
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Members of the US House Committee on Agriculture reserved harsh words for a chief European regulator on Wednesday, in a sign that the cross-border spat over derivatives clearing has not yet subsided.
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Another senior member of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has left the regulator, as its director of the division of Swap Dealer & Intermediary Oversight (DSIO), Matthew Kulkin, stepped down on Wednesday.
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Eric Pan, director of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of International Affairs (OIA), is to stand down after nearly four years.
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After extensive restructuring, interdealer broker Tradition is marketing a modular data product under its market data and information services division, TraditionDATA.
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The Basel committee on banking supervision has agreed to allow banks to offset the margin posted by clients in calculating the leverage ratio, marking a hard fought victory for the clearing industry.
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GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s Global Derivatives Awards.
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KPMG UK has named Kay Swinburne, a central figure in the shaping of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, as its vice-chair of financial services. Her role will be to help shape the firm’s insights on risk and regulation.
