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• Fitch: European Spread Volatility Underlines Limit as Risk Gauge Friday, 3 May 2013 | 4:04 AM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON/ SINGAPORE, May 03 Recent tightening of European bond and credit default swap spreads underscores Fitch Ratings' view that the volatility in market-based indicators can limit their effectiveness as a risk-assessment tool for long-term investors.

• "No evidence" bank CDS used as sovereign shorting proxy Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 11:08 AM ET

  LONDON, April 30- The European Union's ban on short selling government debt using credit default swaps is pushing hedging or speculative activity into the bank CDS market, according to some market participants, but analysis from JP Morgan has poured cold water on these claims.

• EU ban on naked sovereign credit default swaps unnecessary -IMF Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 3:57 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 11- The International Monetary fund said the European Union was moving in the wrong direction by banning the use of a hedging strategy related to sovereign credit default swaps.

• UPDATE 1-EU antitrust regulators expand CDS probe to ISDA Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 7:56 AM ET

  BRUSSELS, March 26- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association may have acted with investment banks to block exchanges from entering the credit derivatives market, EU antitrust regulators said as they expanded their investigation into the sector.

• EU antitrust regulators expand CDS probe to ISDA Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 6:49 AM ET

  BRUSSELS, March 26- EU antitrust regulators expanded their nearly two-year long investigation into the credit default swaps market on Tuesday to include industry body International Swaps and Derivatives Association.