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The doyenne of derivatives policy in Europe, Kay Swinburne MEP, warned on Thursday that political urges in the European Union risked tainting the oversight of foreign clearing houses. -
No matter where in the world a European trading firm wants to find a counterparty, they will have to comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) from January 2018. And in Asia, that might cost them business, according to panellists at an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) conference this week.
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European Parliament members Jakob von Weizsäcker and Kay Swinburne published a draft report on planned central counterparty (CCP) recovery and resolution rules this week.
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The flood of data required by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) opens Europe’s financial markets to greater risk of cyberattacks as more firms will be required to send more information to more regulators and counterparties than ever before. Even personal details, such as passport numbers, could be vulnerable.
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Rarely, in any walk of life, one meets someone who stands out from the crowd — whose qualities command the admiration of all around them.
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Should a bank making a loan to finance a windfarm have to hold less capital against it than a loan to finance an oil rig?
