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Stress Test
On April 29 the European Securities and Markets Authority released the results of its first EU-wide stress test exercise for clearinghouses.
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Pivot to Asia
The European Energy Exchange, a leading player in the European power, gas and emissions markets, is stepping up its presence in Asian commodity markets.
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Avoid Regulatory Overlaps in Treasury Market Oversight, FIA Says
On April 22, FIA responded to the Treasury Department's Request for Information on the evolution of Treasury market structure.
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Latam Powerhouse
After several months of negotiations, BM&FBovespa announced on April 8 that it had succeeded in reaching an agreement to buy Cetip, Brazil's central depository for fixed income securities and derivatives.
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Hong Kong
On March 23, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular on the importance of cybersecurity following its recent review of selected licensed corporations.
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Crossing the Border
On April 19, FIA filed a comment letter with Canadian regulators regarding new requirements for customer clearing and protection of collateral for OTC swaps positions.
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Clearing Recognition
On March 22, the European Securities and Markets Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with two South Korean regulators, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service.
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People - June 2016
In March, Deutsche Boerse announced a new leadership structure for its derivatives trading and clearing businesses.
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Insight: It Will Forever Be Known as the "Ham Sandwich" Hearing
In April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry.
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Insight: It Will Forever Be Known as the "Ham Sandwich" Hearing
In April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry. Members of Congress were interested in how capital requirements and in particular the leverage ratio may increase the cost of clearing and reduce access to hedging by mistreating customer margin as bank leverage.
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