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Power Play
On July 5, Intercontinental Exchange strengthened its position in the European power and gas markets by acquiring full control of Endex, the Amsterdam-based power and gas exchange.
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Stress Test Guidance
On June 28, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure and the International Organization of Securities Commissions released for public comment a framework to help regulators design and run supervisory stress tests for central counterparties.
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CCP Recovery and Resolution
European policymakers are working on legislation that will establish a framework for central counterparty recovery and resolution in the European Union.
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Information Sharing: U.K. and Hong Kong Regulators to Cooperate on Cross-Border Supervision
On July 20, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the U.K.
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Getting It All on Tape: GreenKey Partners with Red Box for Advanced Recording Solution
New regulations are making it necessary for investment firms to capture all trade-related communications, including voice conversations.
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FCM Bankruptcy: U.S. Appeals Court Reverses Sentinel Ruling, Restores Protections for Segregated Funds
On Aug. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion that addressed several important questions related to the protections on customer funds.
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Collateral Direct
LCH announced on Aug. 14 that it has introduced a new type of client account within its SwapClear service.
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Better Data
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight on July 10 launched a comprehensive review of its swap data reporting regulations and invited input from entities involved in swaps reporting. The CFTC said the review has two goals: 1) to ensure that the CFTC receives accurate, complete and highquality data on swaps transactions for its regulatory oversight role; and 2) to streamline reporting, reduce the messages that must be reported, and "right-size" the number of data elements that are reported. The CFTC also provided a "roadmap" for the review process. The first tranche of rule changes will address swap data repository operations and the confirmation of data accuracy by swap counterparties. The second tranche will address reporting workflows generally, including standardization of data fields and potential delayed reporting deadlines.
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Voice into Data
Although traders have been awash in data for years now, very little voice trading data has been susceptible to analysis. But last month, Cloud9 Technologies announced that it had cracked the code.
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