Derivs - Regulation

Malaysia will continue to tighten over-the-counter derivative regulation and investor protection measures for structured products in the coming decade, according to Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, chairman of the Malaysia Securities Commission.

Corporate income statement volatility will fall under the International Accounting Standards Board’s proposed accounting standard changes for derivative transactions released last week.

U.K. companies could face higher costs for hedging inter-group exposures via loans or derivatives under draft legislation proposed today.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission should take an expansive view of its new powers to police disruptive trading practices, according to Andrew Lo, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.

The National Futures Association has volunteered to gather certain swaps data for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use in enforcing position limits on commodity derivatives.

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive may be changed to include a requirement that all derivatives be traded on organized platforms, bringing European regulation more in line with the U.S.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has released two studies highlighting methods to increase transparency in the credit default swap and interest rate swap markets.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Futures Industry Association have warned against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed prohibition and limitation of certain investments for funds held for foreign futures and options transactions.

The U.K. Financial Services Authority said today that it is concerned by the power that front office departments within investment management firms could have in pushing for the introduction of new derivatives, subsequently affecting the risk management processes in place at that firm.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to study the markets before implementing ownership limits and quotas for public directors under the Dodd-Frank Act.

New proposals from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have sparked concerns among top regulators that the agency is drifting away from principles-based regulation.

Segregating client collateral via individual accounts in clearing over-the-counter derivatives is gathering popularity among endusers, according to speakers at the Futures and Options World Derivatives Conference on Wednesday.