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Competition in Clearing
On March 29, the European Commission issued a statement prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group. The Commission concluded that the merger would have created a de facto monopoly in the clearing of fixed income instruments.
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Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be: On CCPs and Banks
A central counterparty, viewed from an economic perspective, is a “commitment mechanism.”
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OTC Derivatives Reform
On April 28, the Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a consultation paper to further implement OTC regulatory reform in Singapore.
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Canada's AMF Forms a Fintech Lab and Joins Blockchain Partnership
Quebec’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, has created an internal think tank to explore applications of new technologies among the entities it regulates, including exchanges and clearinghouses, as well as potential applications to its own regulatory activities.
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Leverage Ratio
On April 13, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a consultation on the implementation of the Basel III leverage ratio framework in Hong Kong.
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OTC Clearing
On March 21, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing announced that it has launched a client clearing service ahead of the first phase of mandatory clearing in Hong Kong set for July 1.
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Cooking with Gas
Liquefied natural gas is coming of age as a globally traded commodity, and the world’s futures exchanges have taken note.
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Porting Problems
Customers may not be able to find a new home for their cleared derivatives if their clearing member goes into default, several industry participants warned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at an April 25 meeting of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee.
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City Against MND: Inaugurating the David Setters Trophy
Members of the futures industry have a long history of rising to challenges placed before them. And when that challenge is made in the name of supporting one of their peers and friends, especially in a fun but competitive environment, all the better.
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From Paris to Amsterdam
Euronext has signed a binding “heads of terms” agreement with the Intercontinental Exchange to use ICE Clear Netherlands for its derivatives markets.
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