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Inside this issue

• Markets combine to profit from moves to regulate over-the-counter products

• Further wrangling over rules for swap execution facilities seems inevitable - -

Content

Battle lines emerge as new rules are created

Aline van Duyn reports on the heated debate about how much of the market will be regulated and where the rules will apply

Exchanges: Dodd-Frank act drives tie-ups and innovation

Markets combine to profit from moves to regulate over-the-counter products, writes Telis Demos

Swaps trading: Habits change in anticipation of arrival of electronic trading

Michael Mackenzie predicts further wrangling over rules for swap execution facilities

Eurozone debt crisis: It is not all the fault of credit default swaps

Scrutiny has led to a better general understanding of the importance of CDS to hedge against risk, reports David Oakley

Reform in Europe: Governments wary about boosting monopolies

Regulators are taking a different route from the US, says Jeremy Grant

Clearing houses: Proposals could widen competition

Changes aim to open up business to many more banks and financial institutions, reports Aline van Duyn