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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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European Union regulators have published final draft rules for uncleared derivatives that make important concessions to lobbyists on margin requirements for some derivative contracts, but show no sign of budging on a very tight September 1 deadline for compliance by the biggest players in the market. -
Deficiencies in solvency and capital, not a loss of liquidity, cause banking crises, said the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s new chief executive in a speech on Wednesday, rejecting a view held by many bankers that much post-crisis regulation represents a misunderstanding of how the 2008 crisis came about.
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CME Group will be the first clearing house to clear interest rate swaptions, starting from next month, the firm has said.
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Exchange operator Bats Global Markets and T3Index have launched an index measuring expected 30 day volatility in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the most frequently traded security in the world.
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney confirmed to the UK parliament on Tuesday what currency traders and analysts have been saying for weeks: worries about the EU referendum are causing higher prices for sterling options and raising the risk of a sharp fall in the pound.
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A study by the Basel Committee has found that an obscure tweak could cut 200bp off big banks' common equity tier one ratios — suggesting that regulatory claims that there is no 'Basel IV' are misplaced.
