United States (US)
Insurers’ losses shine light on swaps accounting
FASB seeking to iron out swaps mismatches that hit MetLife, Manulife and others
Deal or no deal? US divided on EU insurance agreement
Benefits of mutual recognition may encourage Trump administration to keep Obama’s last act
Treasury: SLR 'reducing stability' in US repo markets
Treasury study found leverage ratio is making bank repo funding “fragile”
Regulators relent ahead of VM big bang
Firms with 'significant exposures' must stick to March 1 deadline, however
Statoil braces for increased oil volatility
Changing market dynamics increase importance of trading, says Norwegian oil firm
Ferc manipulation definitions raise compliance fears
‘Vague’ anti-manipulation standards a source of frustration for energy firms
Yellen defends Basel co-operation before Congress
Fed chair rebuffs Republican lawmaker; dodges question on delaying VM rule
Japan holds firm on VM deadline as Fed tracks progress
JFSA says no “strong reason” for delay; Bafin and Fed monitor developments
Banks get no relief from CFTC’s variation margin delay
No-action letter will benefit only a dozen or so swaps brokerages and energy firms
Executive disorder: little threat to Dodd-Frank from Trump memos
Order to scrap two rules for each new one cannot capture bank regulators or repeal legislation
Nodal plans power, gas options
Contracts to launch in 2017, while sceptics question ability of a new exchange to compete with incumbents
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Forex swap margin treatment uncertain ahead of VM deadline
With one month to go, market participants are still unsure how to treat foreign exchange derivatives
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