In Support of Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization (TRIA)- Provision Included to Protect GPI Member Companies from Restrictive
Requirements on Derivative Transactions, January 7, 2015
Not exact matches
WASHINGTON, April 26 - The head of the U.S.
derivatives watchdog
on Thursday said he would like to allow more flexibility in the way swaps are traded while at the same time tightening
requirements for reporting of such trades.
WASHINGTON The head of the U.S.
derivatives watchdog
on Thursday said he would like to allow more flexibility in the way swaps are traded while at the same time tightening
requirements for reporting of such trades.
In addition, she advises
on prudence, fiduciary, prohibited transactions and other ERISA
requirements as they relate to
derivatives and securities.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India, which
on Monday launched the 2 litre petrol
derivative of Land Rover Discovery Sport at a starting price of Rs 56.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), said the ban
on select diesel vehicles has affected its business plans but it will adapt to meet the legal
requirements.
Counterparty risk may be lower with synthetic ETFs traded
on the AQUA market, as Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
requirements restrict the aggregate money owing under
derivatives contracts (counterparty exposure).
MBIA issues insurance policies insuring payments due
on structured credit
derivative contracts and directly enters into credit
derivative contracts, which are marked - to - market through earnings under the
requirements of SFAS 133.
The mainstream view is that this was the result of insufficient regulation (e.g. repeal of Glass Steagall, non-regulation of
derivatives, effective elimination of bank reserve
requirements, etc.) The Austrian view is that this was the result of too much regulation / gov» t intervention (e.g. repetitive bank bailouts over the past few decades which ingrained a culture of privatizing profits and socializing risks, the «Greenspan / Bernanke put» designed to inject liquidity whenever the stock market goes down, and regulations dating back to the 1930's such as FDIC insurance which, for example, eliminates the incentive for consumers to select their banks based
on conservative lending practices.
A ninth source of complexity was similar: margin
requirements in
derivative agreements, where a credit downgrade could lead to a call
on capital at the worst possible moment.
Subtitle E: Additional Market Assurance -(Sec. 351) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) require energy
derivatives to be traded
on a CFTC - regulated exchange unless CFTC issues an exemption; (2) require CFTC to fix limits, with respect to energy transactions,
on the aggregate number of positions which may be held by any person for each month across all markets subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction; (3) require CFTC to convene a Position Limit Energy Advisory Group to give CFTC recommendations
on such position limits; (4) give CFTC exclusive authority to grant exemptions for bona fide hedging transactions and positions from position limits imposed
on energy transactions; (5) revise provisions concerning bona fide hedging transactions; and (6) require CFTC to issue a rule defining and classifying index traders and swap dealers for the purposes of data reporting
requirements and setting routine detailed reporting
requirements for any position of such entities in contracts traded
on designated contract markets, over-the-counter markets,
derivatives transaction execution facilities, foreign boards of trade, and electronic trading facilities with respect to significant price discovery contracts.
However, ASDC Staff stated in this Staff Notice that the Executive Director had not imposed any such
requirements on OTC
derivative transactions in Alberta as at this time.
• Lastly, ASC Blanket Order 91 - 505 provides the ASC's Executive Director with the power to require persons who rely
on the exemption from the dealer registration
requirement in the ASC Blanket Order 91 - 505 to comply with the ASC's prescribed
requirements respecting the trading, clearing and reporting of over-the-counter
derivative transactions.
Our financial services lawyers and public policy professionals advise dealers and end - users
on transactions involving the full range of
derivative products and related regulatory
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on the
requirements, impact and implementation of financial regulation, including reforms, focusing
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requirements; Volcker Rule, CFPB, and other Dodd - Frank issues; and
derivatives matters.