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Bankers and companies have hailed the Free Trade Zone in Shanghai as a progressive step. Dig a little deeper, however, and it’s hard to assess its potential – principally because so little has been revealed. Ian Driscoll reports. -
European trade repositories are calling for the European Securities and Markets Authority to set down guidelines on global legal entity identifiers, or LEIs, ahead of trade repository reporting going live in February.
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There are three main components to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation: risk management requirements for OTC derivatives that are not centrally cleared; central clearing of certain OTC derivatives, together with a harmonized framework of clearing within Europe; and reporting of all derivatives to trade repositories.
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The communiqué from China’s Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress lacks clarity on market reforms, despite the meeting openly committing the country to a market driven economy, according to market officials.
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The Singapore Exchange is looking to refine how its central counterparty operates during a default and is proposing changes to improve the auction process for managing a defaulting over-the-counter derivative contract.
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Regulatory burdens such as authorization for central counterparty clearinghouses are likely to hinder the launch of new products in Europe, noted Trevor Spanner, ceo of LME Clear, speaking at the 29th Annual Futures & Options Expo in Chicago.
