Regulation
Colombia central bank buys $1 billion from Treasury
Aims to support plan to enhance international reserves portfolio
Isda enlists tech partner in run-up to new IM rules
Body joins forces with AcadiaSoft as industry prepares for initial margin deadlines
Prop traders sound alarm over EU capital regime
Non-banks fear topsy-turvy capital requirements under new rules based on clearing margin
Eight banks accused of bond-market rigging in Europe
European Commission will investigate whether the banks colluded
Hope fades for threshold hike in new IM rules
Smaller buy-side firms could still escape compliance burden via expected regulatory guidance
Fed strikes a dovish tone in January
US central bank will no longer keep balance-sheet runoff on automatic pilot
StanChart to pay $40 million for attempted FX manipulation
UK bank says it now has appropriate control framework in place
BoJ members split ranks on monetary easing
Not all members agree on how low 10-year yields should be
FCA: ‘We can be Libor fallback trigger’
Amid fears of hedging mayhem, Schooling Latter says FCA verdict could activate smoother rates switch
PBoC: new liquidity tool is not ‘Chinese version of QE’
Growth-boosting measure equates to three-year easing, says one analyst
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says
FCA sets regulatory roadmap for crypto
Introduction of regulatory framework could revitalise interest in waning ICO funding
Dutch central bank and regulator call for AML law for crypto assets
But regulations should change to make crypto asset financing easier for small firms – DNB
Brexit unlikely to affect sterling’s reserve currency status
No-deal scenario could put major downward pressure on the currency
Bloomberg gets Dutch approval for ARM and APA
Authorisation enables Bloomberg to continue servicing its EU27 client base after Brexit
Investors bemoan Mifid II best-ex failings
Lack of consistency in data provided by trading venues undermines transparency drive
PBoC makes record fund injection into financial system
Central bank pumps 570 billion yuan via open-market operations
Fed takes cautious stance on rate path
Incoming Fed officials signal there may be a rate-hike pause
Esma: some digital assets may qualify as Mifid instruments
If this were true, issuers would be obliged to abide by a slew of other EU rules
Governor Yi defends PBoC’s easing measures
Cut in reserve requirements calibrated so as not to undermine deleveraging, says Yi Gang
Lingering questions over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear
Kuroda defends BoJ’s asset purchases
Central bank could face problems when it unloads ETFs, former senior official warns
Hedge fund giants lead fourth wave of IM candidates
BlueCrest, Capula, Citadel, Millennium and Rokos expected to be in scope for next phase of margin rules
Volatility will not deter central banks
FX Week Europe panellists think central banks may see return of volatility as healthy mechanism that causes investors to recalibrate expectations