Derivs - Regulation

Unless the CMBX derivative index starts to offer information about daily trading volumes, portfolio managers believe more insurance companies will move away from commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Russia’s increasingly sophisticated institutional investors are turning to complex structures such as variance swaps and options with knock-in or knock-out barriers.

Attorneys think Merrill Lynch will likely prevail in its lawsuit against XL Capital Assurance, after the monoline cancelled USD3 billion in protection it had sold Merrill on six collateralized debt obligations.

FASB has amended an accounting standard to increase transparency and disclosure of U.S. entities' derivatives positions.

Hedge funds are starting to request dealers post collateral.