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Ride for Beth: Raising money for research into scleroderma
James Egan works for ABN Amro Clearing Bank as the chief commercial officer for Europe. In 2015 his 11-year-old daughter Beth was diagnosed with a type of auto-immune disease called scleroderma.
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Avoiding Market Fragmentation
On Oct. 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission announced two agreements aimed at preserving cross-border access to derivatives markets ahead of MiFID II.
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EU Postpones Capital Charge on Clearing
The European Commission has once again extended the transitional period relating to own funds requirements for exposures to central counterparties under the Capital Requirements Regulation by a further six months to June 15, 2018.
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Bitcoin Derivatives Take Flight
On Dec. 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the green light for three exchanges to launch derivatives on bitcoin, opening the door for an influx of investors to an exciting but potentially risky new asset class.
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Bitcoin Derivatives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Dec. 1 that three exchanges have certified that their bitcoin derivatives contracts comply with U.S. rules and regulations, clearing the way for these exchanges to begin trading the contracts.
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FIA Updates Standard Agreements for Give-ups
FIA has released revised versions of the standard legal agreements for give-up transactions.
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Vendor Consolidation
On Nov. 28, Sweden's Itiviti and France's Ullink announced plans to merge their technology and market infrastructure businesses.
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Australia's ASIC Consolidates Market Integrity Rules
On Nov. 17, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission published market integrity rules which create a consolidated set of market integrity rules for futures markets and securities markets.
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Swap Clearing in China
On Nov. 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended no-action relief for Shanghai Clearing House until the earlier of February 2018 or the date on which SCH receives exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
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