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The Austrian government is set to grant its Financial Market Authority greater power to police illegal trading activities, such as insider trading and miss-marking positions, and to review the systems firms have in place to monitor their exposures.
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Martin Wheatley, ceo of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, reiterated his call for industry feedback on a set of reform proposals linked to unlisted structured retail products at an Allen & Overy conference yesterday.
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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is holding a hearing to mark up and amend his draft over-the-counter derivatives bill. After distributing some changes on Friday, he just announced an amendment that removes the ability of regulators to ban “abusive swaps.” Watch now to see what other amendments are added.
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A group of Democrats from California have proposed a 1% state tax on all derivatives transactions as a way for the cash-strapped state to climb out of its financial black hole.
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The over-the-counter derivatives bill by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) is closer to the Obama administration’s earlier proposal, in what one derivatives lawyer called “a step backwards.” It may also have pressured Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) to tighten up his proposal, which was seen as relatively favorable to the industry.
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Members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association kick started talks last week on how to deal with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s plans to regulate over-the-counter retail investments.