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Moves call into question integrity of hundreds of benchmarks

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European lawmakers back transaction tax

Support for lowering cost of trading for pension funds

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Watchdog CFTC faces top-level shake-up

Bank reforms under threat after chairman Gensler’s term expires

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Irish finance minister Michael Noonan to seek approval on Friday

MARKETS REGULATION Jun 17, 2013

UK agrees EU deal on City regulation

Agreement will potentially limit Brussels’ influence on trading rules

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EU set to clear ICE’s $10bn NYSE takeover

Green light to create one of world’s largest derivatives exchanges

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Beyond the sound and fury of CFTC deadline it is time to adapt to more electronic trading, says Lee Olesky of Tradeweb

Jun 17, 2013

JPMorgan set to launch asset tracking service

Bank aims to capture slice of growing collateral management business

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Stockbrokers eye joint outsourcing

Backoffice plans herald unprecedented co-operation

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BM&FBovespa: fair exchange

Brazil’s stock market may be in bear territory, but its diversified, integrated bourse is faring better

MARKETS REGULATION Jun 14, 2013

LSE to launch electronic swaps platform

Move pushes exchange further into fixed-income trading

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