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  • The European Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), which came into force this July, treats ‘order inflation’ harshly — but the practice is very far from dying out, according to several syndicate managers. There are, though, some encouraging signs.
  • The European Commission this week announced a banking reform package that will result in changes to the CRR and CRD IV capital requirement legislation, as well as changes to the BRRD and SRMR legislation relating to recovery and resolution of failing financial institutions. The package is very broad, so we won’t attempt to comment on all of the measures.
  • The Mongolian sovereign has been dealt a blow after Moody’s downgraded its rating last Friday, followed by Fitch on Tuesday.
  • Capitalab, part of BGC Partners, has extended the compression service it operates to FX options as well as interest rate caps and floors.
  • The renminbi did not have a good October as it was overtaken by the euro as the second most active currency for trade finance, according to Swift’s latest RMB tracker.
  • Derivatives exchanges are making a push on natural gas with three new initiatives unveiled, amid expectations that demand to trade such products across global markets is set to grow.