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  • Proposals to ring-fence significant market-making activities of European banks would increase funding costs and restrict banks’ ability to offer cost-effective financing and risk management services to clients, according to a letter from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe.
  • Mandatory clearing in Japan has expanded the pool of counterparties in interest rate swaps and boosted liquidity as a result.
  • The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is expected to keep the Hong Kong dollar pegged to the U.S. dollar, despite recent inflows strengthening the currency and moving it close to its upper barrier, according to fx traders.
  • Banks will be required to hold more capital against exposures to central counterparties should a draft regulation from the European Commission be enacted.
  • The British Bankers’ Association is proposing discontinuing nine tenors and five currencies in the London interbank offered rate framework, along with the sterling repurchase agreement benchmark.
  • The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive could restrict investor choice in negotiating financial contracts on trading platforms and discourage the establishment of organized trading facilities, according to market officials.