Mark-to-market accounting
Basel DVA capital deduction could cost banks billions
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Billions of dollars in capital could be excluded under Basel proposals on derivatives DVA - with US banks hardest hit
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Accountants want banks to report as profits the impact of widening credit spreads on their liabilities, but regulators are moving in the other direction. The result could be painful deductions from capital,...
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Swedish debt figures set to grow by Skr15 billion as country falls in line with EU guidelines on collateral reporting - Belgium resisting two-way CSA over possible debt impact
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CPM desks split on whether to reap windfall on hedges
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The value of hedge books was hugely volatile during the crisis, forcing loan portfolio managers to think carefully about whether to monetise their gains. Those who chose not to saw windfall profits wiped out in a matter of weeks – but there’s still...
No accounting for tastes
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has been robust in its defence of fair-value accounting, and is now set to ruffle regulatory feathers by proposing the approach be expanded to cover all financial instruments. Risk speaks to the standard-setter’s...
Valuation & transparency sponsored forum: Derivatives valuation – challenging...
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Valuation of derivatives instruments has become a key focus for regulators and banks since the onset of the financial crisis, leading to greater demand for transparent and independent valuations. A group of industry experts convened in London recently...
Fudge or fix?
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Barclays announced in September it had sold $12.3 billion of credit assets to a newly established fund called Protium Finance. The acquisition was largely financed by a loan from Barclays, meaning the bank has insulated itself against further mark-to-market...
American Bankers Association criticises IASB and FASB
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) has criticised the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for trying to reform mark-to-market accounting too quickly and the increasing divergence between...
Mark-to-market accounting 'a major cause' of the crisis
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WASHINGTON, DC - A bitter fight has emerged over the future of mark-to-market accounting since it, along with derivatives, has been vilified by politicians and regulators as one of the causes of the global financial crisis. "Mark-to-market accounting...
ABA calls for action on mark-to-market accounting
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Banking association asks US treasury for immediate action on mark-to-market accounting issues
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