US firms divvy up swaps business in attempt to please banks

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US firms divvy up swaps business in attempt to please banks

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In an effort to please their bankers, US corporate treasurers have increasingly been using a mechanism called a risk participation agreement (RPA) as a way to divvy up swaps business to more parties, writes Ross Lancaster.

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