Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing signals its ambition to take on CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange with a move into commodities Read the original here: HKEx targets commodities trading

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Key regulator said he is not yet convinced by exchanges tie-up Continued here: German minister in doubts over DB-NYSE merger

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Speeches from three senior officials and executives in 24 hours have exposed the intensity of lobbying in the Deutsche Börse-NYSE Euronext deal View original here: Quick View: The DB-NYSE dilemma

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Aluminium co-head Blumgart to leave as part of a larger reshuffling of departments at the Swiss-based commodities trader Read more: First senior departure at Glencore since IPO

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US exchange operator Direct Edge insists that access should be opened up to outsiders in the interests of competition and greater transparency View post: Bovespa clearing stranglehold faces challenge

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Futures & Options Association and others sponsor study into ‘mutual recognition’ as banks fret over ‘third-country’ provisions Original post: New initiative emerges to tackle regulatory confusion

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Dual role for chief executive Greifeld would stoke merger talk as he would be able to offer position as inducement to prospective partners Read the original post: Nasdaq looks at changing its structure

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The failure of the DB-NYSE merger could put industry manoeuvring back on the table See the original post here: Quick View: Let the games begin, again

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Commission moves to protect swap traders’ collateral in the wake of the collapse of MF Global and the disappearance of $1.2bn in customer cash Continued here: Investors hail partial victory on CFTC rules

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Japanese and Canadian regulators have warned the US government that the Volcker rule could harm world markets by deterring banks from trading View original here: Japan and Canada warn on Volcker rule impact

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