Agencies Clarify Capital Treatment of Centrally Cleared Derivatives Contracts
The federal regulatory agencies today issued joint guidance on the regulatory capital treatment of certain centrally cleared derivative contracts in ...
Tag: Derivatives
Libor to Be Sustained Until 2021
The U.K.-based Financial Conduct Authority today announced that the London Interbank Offer Rate, or Libor, will continue to be supported ...
Broad Repo Rate Recommended as Libor Alternative
The Alternative Reference Rate Committee on Thursday recommended a broad Treasuries repo financing rate as a preferred alternative to the ...
OCC: Trading Revenue Jumps Year-on-Year
Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $6 billion in the final quarter of 2016, down 6.8 percent from the ...
ABA: FASB’s Hedging Decisions Likely to Benefit Banks of All Sizes
The Financial Accounting Standards Board yesterday signaled that it would continue clearing the way for banks to hedge their interest ...
Fed, OCC Issue Transition Period Guidance on Variation Margin
As the ABA Securities Association and other trade groups have urged, the Federal Reserve and the OCC today issued guidance ...
ABA, Groups Seek Forbearance on Variation Margin Rule
With a March 1 compliance deadline looming for when swap dealers and major swap participants must exchange variation margin for ...
House Commodities Bill Includes ABA-Backed Provisions
The House yesterday voted 239-182 to pass the Commodity End-User Relief Act that would reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Fed to Evaluate Large Bank ‘Living Wills,’ Fintech in 2017
Speaking at a legal event in Washington, D.C., today, Federal Reserve General Counsel Scott Alvarez outlined several issues the agency ...
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