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After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
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Icap has bought Abide Financial, a global regulatory reporting specialist. -
Rules proposed by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week on cross-border swap trading are a good first step, according to lawyers, but more clarity is needed on how Dodd-Frank requirements will apply.
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Preparations for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect are in full swing as the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges embark on international roadshows ahead of its expected November launch.
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The acceleration of Europe’s push to impose margin on uncleared derivatives trades has galvanised big banks to ramp up clearing across products as they face a tighter deadline to comply than expected. The European Council’s timeline for approving the rules makes a January rollout likely, writes Dan Alderson.
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JP Morgan’s chairman and chief executive was in a sympathetic mood in Washington at the Institute for International Finance last week, advocating a pause in the regulation of banks in Europe that would give them time to get on with financing the real economy.
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In the days following last week’s Conservative Party conference, banks are increasingly facing up to a "hard Brexit", with no concessions to the needs of the financial services industry, regardless of the economic damage it might cause.
