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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...

FXall to participate in CFTC public hearing on SEFs – 31st March

30 March 2011
Different client segments within the FX market have varying needs depending on their strategic objectives and priorities...

CME to begin European clearing in May

15 March 2011
The start of clearing at CME Clearing Europe is timely in light of the need for enhanced risk management in commodity markets...

MEPs support short selling restrictions

8 March 2011
EU lawmakers vote in favour of severe restrictions on naked short selling of CDS in sovereign debt. ...

IFRS 9 – the true impact on treasury

2 March 2011
According to new research from IT2, just over half of corporate treasurers are truly aware of the implications of IFRS 9...

Dodd-Frank: fear, uncertainty and doubt

2 February 2011
Michel Zadoroznyj on how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act brings in its wake a period of confusion and adjustment...