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	Preparing for MiFID II Tony Virdi, Cognizant Technology Solutions - 03 Jan 2012 Some firms will use MiFID II to re-evaluate what businesses (and products) still make sense. Others will use this opportunity to upgrade their IT infrastructure and ensure a flexible approach to take advantage of the market benefits MiFID II could bring.
	Anti-money Laundering: What's in Store for 2012? Marlee Rosen, Rosen Associates - 30 Dec 2011 With weighty regulation coming to bear this year, specifically around anti-money laundering (AML), financial institutions will address compliance by deploying new generation compliance management technology, according to analysts.
	Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Donovan Carroll, Logica - 01 Dec 2011 Given the current uncertainty around the detailed rules of Dodd-Frank, there is an impulsive desire to wait and see what is formalised before diving headlong into another Basel II-like programme. This would, however, be a mistake.
	Overcoming the Challenges of Hedge Accounting in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment Gurpreet Banwait, FINCAD - 25 Nov 2011 This article investigates four key hedge accounting compliance challenges treasuries face today.

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Bankers' Dilemmas: The Global Economy, Basel III and Banking for the Good of Society - 31 Jan 2012
More than 200 commercial bankers gathered in London on 23-24 January 2012 for BAFT-IFSA's annual global conference - the first conference in its just short of 100-year history to be held outside the US. The main theme of the conference was co-operation: how could this trade organisation guide regulators for the greater good of the transaction banking industry?

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Part 7: Changing Capital Requirements: Eyes on 2012 - 16 Dec 2011
In this instalment of his gtnews regulation blog, contributing editor and head of regulatory policy at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' FRSGlobal, Selwyn Blair-Ford, dissects the new capital requirements introduced throughout the world and their ramifications in 2012.

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Part 6: COREP Reporting: A Surreptitious Surprise for the UK Financial Sector? - 10 Nov 2011
While the financial press is dominated by the impact of Basel III, Dodd-Frank and other major global regulatory initiatives, little has been written about a regulation that could potentially have a significant effect on many UK firms in only a matter of months. In this latest chapter of his regulation blog on gtnews, contributing editor and head of regulatory policy at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' FRSGlobal, Selwyn Blair-Ford, explores further.

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EuroFinance 2011: Interview with Michael Guralnick, Global Head Corporate Client Sales Management, Global Transaction Services, Citi - 18 Oct 2011
Michael Guralnick, global head corporate client sales management, global transaction services (GTS), Citi, gives his insight into the top topics of the conference: mobile technology, regulation, risk management and emerging market growth.

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Sibos 2011: Interview with Donna Alexander, CEO, BAFT-IFSA - 27 Sep 2011
Donna Alexander, chief executive officer (CEO), BAFT-IFSA, outlines what effect Basel III will have on trade finance, and how the industry can work together for the best outcome.

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Sibos 2011: Interview with Werner Steinmueller, Head of Global Transaction Banking and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank - 20 Sep 2011
Werner Steinmueller, managing director, Head of global transaction banking and member of the group executive committee, Deutsche Bank, addresses some of the issues to be discussed in the 'Big Issue' debate entitled "The Post-crisis Financial Transaction Infrastructure: What Will it Look Like, and What Do the Changes Mean for Market Participants?"

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Part 5: The Verdict's in for the ICB's Reform Report - 23 Sep 2011
On 12 September, the Independent Commission on Banking's (ICB) report outlining reforms to improve stability and competition in UK banking was published, receiving some mixed reactions among the UK public, bankers and their customers, and investors. In his latest blog, Selwyn Blair-Ford assesses the report and how it is likely to be received by each of these groups.

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Sibos 2011: Interview with Paul Simpson, Head of Global Transaction Services, BofA Merrill - 20 Sep 2011
Paul Simpson, head of global transaction services, BofA Merrill, talks about what he thinks are the top challenges for corporate treasurers and the challenges in his new role at the bank.

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Sibos 2011: Interview with John Laurens, Head of Global Payments and Cash Management, Asia-Pacific, HSBC - 23 Sep 2011
The three hot topics at Sibos, according to John Laurens, head of global payments and cash management, Asia-Pacific, HSBC, are regulation, renminbi (RMB) internationalisation and the emerging markets.

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ICB Report Recommendations: Promoting Financial Stability - 13 Sep 2011
The report from the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) launched yesterday has several recommendations to restructure and reform the UK banking sector.

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Part 4: EBA's 2011 Stress Tests: The Results are In - 02 Aug 2011
In this instalment of his gtnews regulation blog, contributing editor and head of regulatory policy at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' FRSGlobal, Selwyn Blair-Ford, analyses the results of the European Banking Authority's (EBA) latest round of stress tests and how they compare to last year's contentious results.

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Part 3: Rules- Versus Principles- Versus Judgements-based Approach to Financial Markets Regulation - 05 Jul 2011
In the third of his monthly regulation blogs Selwyn Blair-Ford discusses the differences between rules-, principles- and judgement-based approaches to financial market regulation.

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Part 2: Beyond Basel III - 27 May 2011
In the second post of a new monthly regulation blog on gtnews, contributing editor and head of regulatory policy at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' FRSGlobal, Selwyn Blair-Ford, discusses what the world of financial regulation will look like after Basel III is in place.

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Treasury on the Front Foot for Risk, Regulation and Recovery - 17 May 2011
Risk, regulation and the recovery were the main topics under discussion at this year's ACT Annual Conference in Liverpool, UK.