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Bankers warn first TLAC bail-in could spark market shock
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I suspect there are seven or eight medium-sized brokers who may well find life difficult in the world of Mifid II
Dan Marcus, Tradition
Reducing the number [of capital ratios] would be worthwhile
David Lynch, Federal Reserve Board
People are watching each other at the moment and making the move to become SIs in equities in the short term rather than fixed income and derivatives
Anthony Kirby, EY
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DTCC muscles in on FRTB data pooling race
Rival to Bloomberg and Markit offerings claims ability to squash banks’ NMRF exposure by 50%
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Out of reach
Buy-side firms are unable to access the interdealer general collateral finance (GCF) tri-party market, where rates are typically higher and more volatile than the dealer-to-customer market.
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