Not exact matches
Senior financial supervisors from seven countries (collectively, the Senior Supervisors Group) today issued a report that assesses how firms manage their credit
default swap activities related to the settlement of credit derivatives
transactions terminated by the occurrence of a credit event.
For example, the credit
default swap (CDS) market is a proven model for establishing a single trade record warehouse to collect and maintain data for all global CDS
transactions and to hold a «golden source» record which serves the public good.
«It's disruptive in a positive way in a sense that it enables the banks to have a golden source of data on the status of their credit
default swaps in terms of all their trading
transaction with their peers.
A credit
default swap is a
transaction where one party buys protection against the
default of a corporate credit from another party.
Referring to just two sets of
transactions, the complaint says, «on information and belief, the net decrease in value to the funds as a result of the May 3 novation of credit
default swaps... was $ 6,199,587 [and]... as a result of the May 8 novation of credit
default swaps was $ 10,9111,290».
Also, each insured credit
default swap the Company enters into is governed by a single
transaction International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. («ISDA») Master Agreement relating only to that particular
transaction / insurance policy.
The investment management services operations have entered into derivative
transactions primarily consisting of interest rate, cross currency, credit
default and total return
swaps and principal protection guarantees.
We generally provided credit
default swap protection on the most senior liabilities of structured finance
transactions, and at inception of the contract our exposure generally had more subordination than needed to achieve triple - A ratings from credit rating agencies (referred to as «Super Triple - A» exposure).
Since December 31, 2006, the Company's portfolio of insured structured credit
default swaps has become increasingly concentrated in
transactions where the underlying reference obligations comprise commercial mortgage - backed securities, asset - backed collateral including residential mortgages of high grade collateral, in addition to corporate securities.
This recent widening of spreads on our credit
default swaps could impact the perception of our financial condition by MBIA Corp.'s insured bondholders and counterparties and could affect their willingness to purchase MBIA Corp.'s insured bonds and to continue to enter into
transactions with MBIA Corp..
The Company generally provided credit
default swap protection on the most senior liabilities of structured finance
transactions, and at inception of the contract its exposure generally has more subordination than needed to achieve triple - A ratings from credit rating agencies (referred to as «Super Triple - A» exposure).
The majority of these structured credit
default swaps relate to structured finance
transactions with underlying reference obligations of cash securities and credit
default swaps referencing liabilities of corporations or of other structured finance securitizations.
To that end, those authorities must be in a position to impose temporary restrictions on the short selling of certain stocks, credit
default swaps or other
transactions in order to prevent an uncontrolled fall in the price of those instruments.
Representing a European Bank over many years in a series of interbank disputes arising from the conduct, execution and settlement of derivative
transactions, including, interest rates
swaps, currency
swaps, bonds and repo trades on Eurex, OTC options, credit
default swaps, and an Argentinian MTN programme.