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The Singapore Exchange has proposed changes to allow its clearing members to process OTC derivatives amongst a number of new measures.

Bond trading venue Tradeweb bolstered its expansion efforts by adding central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa bonds to its electronic platform.

By removing derivatives market infrastructure open access provisions in MiFID II, MEPs risk turning back the clock on developing a competitive single market in Europe, warn market participants.

A new market for trading interest rate swaps has been approved for launch in the US by derivatives regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The margin required for uncleared swaps in the US will be revealed early next year, according to a new Dodd-Frank Act implementation timeline released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Deutsche Börse has unveiled plans to stimulate liquidity in the fixed income market with the addition of bonds to its Xetra continuous order book.

A joint venture between Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and China’s two domestic bourses has met for the first time to discuss opportunities for creating new financial products.

Market participants gearing up for widespread changes in the OTC derivatives market are likely to favour exchange-traded products to manage risk because of onerous margin requirements for exotic instruments.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s application to become one of the new swap data repositories.

European exchange-traded funds could be one of the safest instruments to trade if post-trade transparency was improved, new research has found.