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  • Clearinghouse Standards

    On Sept. 22, four high-level groups of international banking and market regulators released a progress report on their efforts to enhance the resilience, recovery planning and resolvability of central counterparties.

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  • Resources for Regulators

    On Sept. 17, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published the final report of a task force it set up in 2013 to address the challenges of cross-border regulation.

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  • Capital Efficiency

    Singapore Exchange is seeking feedback on proposed rules that would ease the capital requirements for banks that are affiliated with SGX clearing members.

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  • Exchange Connectivity

    Options, London-based provider of high-speed exchange connectivity, announced on Sept. 17 that it has added three more European exchanges to its colocation platform, Velocity. With the addition of Nasdaq’s Scandinavian exchange, Switzerland’s SWX and Austria’s Wiener Borse, the platform now covers seven derivatives markets, 14 equity exchanges and two commodity markets in Europe.

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  • Enforcement

    In September, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission took two separate enforcement actions for violations of its wash trade rules.

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  • Owner vs. Member

    The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 10 issued an order lifting a stay of approval on the OCC’s plan to raise additional capital and a second order initiating a review of the approval.

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  • Electronic Voice

    Green Key Technologies, a two-year old company that specializes in voice-activated software for traders, won a big endorsement in September.

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  • Better Benchmarks

    IOSCO Assesses Improvements in Oil Price Reporting

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  • Cross-Border Oversight

    In August the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an exemption to Australia’s ASX Clear from registering as a derivatives clearing organization.

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  • Swap Compression

    With banks looking for ways to reduce capital charges for their derivatives exposures, clearinghouses are expanding their services aimed at “compressing” swap positions, reducing the overall notional amount and the number of contracts by removing offsetting exposures.

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