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A slew of policy updates relevant to mortgage investors came out of Washington this week, while most market participants focused on the passage of the long-awaited Volcker rule.
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Second-tier banks and non-financial companies are most likely to benefit from credit and debt valuation adjustment guidance published by the International Valuation Standards Council last week, according to Dmitry Pugachevsky, research director at Quantifi in New York.
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Initial margin requirements for clearing interest rate swaps could force buysiders to turn to futures to avoid the collateral cost of clearing. That’s the view of Luke Hickmore, investment director of credit at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, speaking at the Futures Options World Derivatives World Conference in London on Tuesday.
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The Islamic Financial Services Board has named its chairman and deputy for the coming year, added six members to its organisation and adopted two new standards for the Islamic financial services industry.
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The Volcker Rule, which was approved by five regulatory agencies on Tuesday, is fundamentally flawed and imposes significant obligations upon market participants at a considerable cost, according to Scott O’Malia, Commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has sought understanding from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Working Group On Margin Requirements to develop a standard initial margin model for margining non-cleared derivatives.