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  • Cicero: D2D + D2C does not equal A2A 07 December 2011

    The changing business model for banks in the new world order.

  • From OTC to OTF: SEFs, OTFs and the new world of trading 11 November 2011

    Reforms sweeping across the European and US derivatives industry will result in the formation of new platforms for trading over-the-counter derivatives on electronic platforms. But, as the rules are being finalised, concerns are being raised that attempts to improve transparency will harm the orderly operation of the markets, finds William Mitting.

Currency

  • From OTC to OTF: SEFs, OTFs and the new world of trading 11 November 2011

    Reforms sweeping across the European and US derivatives industry will result in the formation of new platforms for trading over-the-counter derivatives on electronic platforms. But, as the rules are being finalised, concerns are being raised that attempts to improve transparency will harm the orderly operation of the markets, finds William Mitting.

Energy

  • Natural gas and power markets brace for Dodd-Frank shake-up 11 November 2011

    The natural gas and power sector experienced its own financial crisis with the collapse of Enron in 2001. Since then, it has pioneered OTC clearing and exchange traded derivatives. However, the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act will bring further reforms to the sector, not all of which are welcome, finds Elise Coroneos.

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  • Editorial: Are we sowing the seeds of the next crisis? 16 December 2011

    If governments insist in central clearing for illiquid contracts, they must accept the consequences.

  • Exchange traded funds in the dock as regulators raise concerns 11 November 2011

    In September, Kweku Adoboli, a trader at UBS, was arrested over an alleged fraud that led to a $2 loss. Following the arrest, there was justifiable shock across the industry. But, as David Wigan discovers, the accusations of fraud exacerbate existing concerns over the growth of the once pedestrian and innocuous asset class that is exchange-traded funds.

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What concerns you most about the upcoming regulation changes?

Opportunity for regulatory arbitrage
15%
Impact on revenues
32%
Unnecessary complexity
11%
Workability of central clearing for OTC derivatives
10%
Workability of forcing complex derivatives onto exchanges
32%

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“Even after the President signs the Wall Street reform bill, financial reform will be far from complete.”

Gary Gensler, chairman, CFTC


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