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After several months of negotiations, BM&FBovespa announced on April 8 that it had succeeded in reaching an agreement to buy Cetip, Brazil's central depository for fixed income securities and derivatives.
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Hong Kong
On March 23, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular on the importance of cybersecurity following its recent review of selected licensed corporations.
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Crossing the Border
On April 19, FIA filed a comment letter with Canadian regulators regarding new requirements for customer clearing and protection of collateral for OTC swaps positions.
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Clearing Recognition
On March 22, the European Securities and Markets Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with two South Korean regulators, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service.
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Business Conduct
On April 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules establishing business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants that are active in credit default swaps and other "security-based swaps."
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Benchmark Regulation
FIA joined with the Global Financial Markets Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association in submitting a joint response to a discussion issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority on EU financial benchmarks regulation.
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Mandatory Clearing
On March 1, the European Commission adopted a new set of rules requiring that certain over-the-counter credit derivatives be cleared.
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Avoiding a Fire Sale
On May 3, the Federal Reserve Board proposed a rule intended to enhance the resolvability of large and complex banking organizations by limiting the ability of their counterparties to terminate "qualified financial contracts" such as uncleared derivatives, repos, reverse repos and securities lending and borrowing transactions.
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Algo Trading
The Prudential Regulation Authority has proposed rules to implement the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and related provisions for entities under its supervisory jurisdiction, including special provisions related to algorithmic trading. PRA said its proposed rules generally mirror those proposed by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority in December 2015, but reflect PRA’s different regulatory emphasis, namely ensuring the “safety and soundness” of firms it oversees, rather than preventing market abuse or disorderly conduct.
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Position Limits: Hong Kong Considers Hedge Exemption
In an effort to better compete with global markets, Hong Kong's Financial Services Development Council issued a report on Feb. 26 proposing that a hedge exemption be included in Hong Kong's position limit regime.
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