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CFTC chair nominated as Chilton exits
Goldman's Shenouda and O'Hagan retire; BNP Paribas takes Flax; ABN Amro appoints global head of energy; Hederman joins DoE; JP Morgan lures origination head
CME threatens to flee US as regulators challenge liquidity of US Treasury collateral
US CCPs may need committed funding to count US Treasury collateral as liquid
No plans to change haircuts on US Treasury collateral, CME says
CME Group has no plans to alter haircuts on US Treasury bills, despite some concern that politicians will fail to avert a US default on October 17
Asia slow to sign up to IGAs for Fatca implementation
US makes slow progress in signing up Asian states for Fatca IGAs
Market conditions point to uneven global recovery, says Treasury official
Speaking at FX Week USA conference, Daleep Singh acknowledges the improvement in economic conditions in the US but calls for a more balanced global recovery
Fatca delay blamed on push for IGA
FFIs dealing with yet another delay in Fatca
US Treasury and IRS delay Fatca by six months
Fatca withholding and account due diligence requirements extended until July 1, 2014
Finance ministers warn US on extraterritoriality
Letter to US Treasury secretary says OTC rules should be applied within national borders only. Signatories include French, German, UK finance ministers
First person: Section 871(m) amendment favours single-stock futures
What does the future hold?
SEC names Hoecker inspector general
Carl Hoecker appointed permanent successor to David Kotz
Japan: Initial margins on OTC clearing of forex swaps not desirable
Japan questions the current framework for clearing foreign exchange derivatives
Confirmation of US Treasury FX exemption brings relief to FX dealers
After two years of consideration, the US Treasury confirmed its decision to exempt forex swaps and forwards from mandatory clearing and exchange trading on Friday evening
Fatca delay simply “smoke and mirrors”
Moves by US authorities to delay implementation of portions of Fatca provide little relief for institutions
Volcker rule could hurt liquidity in FX spot market, participants warn
Foreign exchange swaps and forwards should be exempted from the Dodd-Frank ban on prop trading, or else liquidity in the spot market could suffer, industry participants say
Europe gets long and short ETFs on US and UK sovereign debt, with leverage
The first exchange-traded funds to offer daily leveraged exposure to US and UK sovereign debt have been listed in Europe
US Treasury’s FX exemption hangs in the balance
A year after the US Treasury's proposed regulatory exemption for FX swaps and forwards, the position has never been confirmed - and some believe it may be reconsidered
Tri-party repo taskforce to disband without delivering key reform
The New York Fed's concerns about intra-day credit should be tackled by JP Morgan, BNY Mellon and DTCC, an industry taskforce concludes
Draft Fatca regulations will include reciprocity, experts say
Industry experts say Fatca draft regulations are likely to include reciprocity elements
Bank risk manager of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
Delayed Fatca regulations look set to ignore 'passthru' payments
Further uncertainty expected by the industry once delayed draft Fatca regulations are released
Amir-Mokri appointed to US Treasury
Cyrus Amir-Mokri is the new assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury.
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
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