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Finra issues more social media guidance

26 August 2011
Finra has set out its latest guidance to securities firms and brokers on the use of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn...

CFTC appoints Gary Barnett as Swaps Division Director

23 August 2011
Gary Barnett will serve as the agency’s Director of the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight...

BBA warns of the real cost of regulatory change

22 August 2011
A chorus of concerned bankers and business people is now warning about the consequences to economic growth...

CFTC and SEC seek public input

22 August 2011
Bodies approve request for comment that is expected to assist in conducting a joint study on stable value contracts...

FIA respond to Wall Street Journal leak

22 August 2011
The FIA responds after the Wall Street Journal publishes confidential data on positions held by market participants in the OTC derivatives market...

EDHEC-Risk Institute denounces short selling bans

15 August 2011
Decisions by authorities to impose or extend short-selling bans in the wake of renewed market volatility are condemned...

Thompson Reuters positioned in Gartner’s “Leaders Quadrant”

19 July 2011
Accelus Suite recognised in Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms Magic Quadrant report...

CFTC clarifies effective date for swaps regulation under the Dodd-Frank Act

15 July 2011
CFTC continues to implement rules to reduce risk and enhance transparency in the swap markets...

Survey highlights top 4 areas of bank concern for OTC derivatives regulation

11 July 2011
Thomson Reuters sets mid-2012 date to be SEF-ready and support global rule book for OTC derivatives trading...

“No more Mr Nice Leniant FSA guy” says Wolters Kluwer

13 June 2011
Mary Stevens comments on recent fines issued by the the FSA...

Dodd-Frank and Basel III: taxing times

25 May 2011
48 percent of survey respondents said they were still trying to understand the tax implications, while 27 percent said they were in the process of...

GAIN Capital receives regulatory approval in China

12 May 2011
Approval received from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to open a representative office in Beijing...

AFME speaks out on FX exemption

30 April 2011
The US Treasury 'proposed determination' to exempt foreign exchange forwards and swaps transactions from forced clearing under the Dodd-Frank Act...