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Decades from now, will 2016 be remembered as a year populist politics forever altered the course of history, the year negative bond yields almost became a new normal, or when institutional investors began to embrace a new wave of fintech solutions?

Yields on U.S. Treasuries increased following the non-farm payrolls report showing a gain of 151,000 for August, and during ongoing speculation of when the Fed will raise interest rates.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) has proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”)1 that represent a significant shift in the terms of over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase agreement and securities lending transactions.

Market volatility continued in February amid concerns over sliding oil prices, geopolitical turbulence and macroeconomic conditions.

In a recent editorial, the New York Times editorial board claims high-frequency trading hurts ordinary investors and market stability, adding that, ‘A well-designed financial transaction tax … would be a progressive way to raise substantial revenue without damaging the markets.’

Japan’s GDP contracted at an annual rate of 0.8% in the third quarter of 2015, according to preliminary data published by the Cabinet Office on November 16. Quarter-on-quarter, the economy shrank by an estimated 0.2%.

Continuing with our monthly review series, let’s take a look at Interest Rate Swap volumes in Nov 2015.

The recognition of equivalence is an important step toward ensuring effective, efficient and internationally agreed upon supervision of central counterparties and of financial markets in general.

Under MiFID II’s high-frequency trading rules, the EU is moving away from a faster and more electronic market.

There are three parameters that govern the applicability – and thus the requirements – of various parts of MiFID II to market participants.