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Key points of contention include the investor sanctions regime and the definition of 'resilience'
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The House Agriculture Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to reauthorize and improve the operations of the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, as well as address concerns relating to the protection of end users from market failures.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is working with market participants to develop a standard initial margin model and is looking at the best ways of establishing a margin as a starting point.
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The made-available-to-trade regulation in the US appears to have created smaller, less liquid pools for euro and sterling swaps on swap execution facilities relative to US dollar swaps, according to research from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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End-users have called for exemptions from margin requirements and for the right to trade over-the-counter products, warning that forcing derivatives to trade on an exchange could negatively impact market liquidity and many firms' growth prospects.
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The costs of the trade execution mandate are outweighing the benefits it provides to market participants, according to Stephen O'Connor, chairman of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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Westpac has received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to set up a sub-branch in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ). The move is intended to extend Westpac’s offering in China, as the market opens up more to international capital.