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It has been one of the best years on record for revenues in investment banking, according to Dealogic, with FIG and sponsor exits driving performance. But the fourth quarter has fallen flat, with revenues the lowest since 2011.
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Banks operating with large swaps trading operations will no longer be required to relocate their trading to a separate legal entity that is not federally insured following the rollback of Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Act. As a result, banks will avoid incurring significant expenses, while saving time and personnel, according to lawyers. -
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority released the results of its latest round of stress tests this week, revealing that of the eight largest UK banks and building societies only the Co-operative Bank had ran afoul of its adverse scenario. Bankers and analysts have taken the results as a sign that the UK’s financial system is robust, though some have warned that future stress tests may become trickier to navigate.
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Société Générale’s Newedge prime services business has added LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear as a new central counterparty clearing houses to its client over-the-counter clearing offering, allowing it clients to clear non-deliverable forwards.
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Despite a last minute upswing, 2014 is poised to conclude as one of the least volatile years in recent memory.
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An attempt by Indian regulators to develop a framework for municipal bond issuance has been welcomed as a step in the right direction to meet the country’s infrastructure needs. However, analysts warn that the any framework would do little to boost municipal bond use in the short term.
