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  • Regulatory proposals covering over-the-counter derivatives will bring significant costs to end users, while rules surrounding reporting requirements and collateral remain unclear and need further clarification, according to Joel Kim, head of fixed income, Asia Pacific, at BlackRock.
  • Inconsistent and conflicting final rules for over-the-counter derivatives between the U.S. and Europe cannot be ruled out, according to Ng Nam Sin, assistant managing director in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s development group.
  • The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published a confirmation for a market agreed coupon contract to provide an additional option for market participants that wish to use over-the-counter interest rate swaps with common, pre-agreed terms.
  • Annual turnover in Asia’s over-the-counter derivatives markets grew 2.2% a year between 2008 and 2012, with annual turnover reaching USD186 trillion last year, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
  • A lack of progress and co-ordination in developing cross-border rules is fragmenting the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and will in turn dampen liquidity, investment and growth, according to a letter from numerous Finance Ministers addressed to the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. regulators.
  • DW: Let’s start by discussing proposals for a minimum of five RFQs and look in more detail at the potential scenarios in terms of final rules surrounding SEFs—how would they work?