House Financial Services Committee
Bank tax is ‘flawed’, says white paper on systemic risk
The idea of imposing a levy on large financial firms is a “flawed policy”, with economic costs outweighing any potential benefits, according to a recent white paper prepared by Washington, DC-based Nera Economic Consulting. The white paper, prepared for the Property Casualty Insurers...
To be clear on OTC regulation
The US House of Representatives passed a bill on December 11 requiring all standardised derivatives contracts traded between dealers and major swap participants to clear through a registered clearing...
Chair of Senate Banking Committee to step down
Chris Dodd, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and a significant contributor to the incoming US over-the-counter derivatives legislation, will retire from the...
US OTC legislation passes with corporate carve-out
The US House of Representatives passed radical new over-the-counter derivatives legislation on Friday December 11, including a major carve-out for corporate end users. The House voted 223 to 202 to...
Positioning repositories
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic agree on the need for trade repositories to aid the monitoring of systemic risk. But there is a difference of opinion on where these repositories should be based...
EC OTC reforms await clarity on US clearing exemptions
The European Commission’s (EC) plans to enact wide-ranging regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, including mandating central clearing, will be heavily influenced by policy decisions...
Senate bill deals blow to corporate users of derivatives
US corporates' hope for exemption from the central clearing of derivatives took a knock yesterday as a US Senate committee released a draft discussion bill that differs from two existing derivatives...
US OTC legislation moves closer
Legislation to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market took its first steps through the US Congress last month, with two House committees passing versions of a US Treasury bill submitted in...
OTC rift emerges in US and EC
Major differences have emerged between US and European legislative proposals for reform of the over-the-counter derivatives markets, prompting calls for policy-makers to forge a common line on exemptions...
Regulatory rumbles
Dealers agree new regulation for over-the-counter derivatives is inevitable – and some concede necessary in certain areas. However, as politicians debate the finer details of the new legislation...
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