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The Basel Committee Proposes to Double Down on Counterparty Exposure Limits

by Charles M. Horn, Oliver I. Ireland, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/4/2013

On March 26, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”) published a Consultative Document in which it proposes a revised supervisory framework for measuring and controlling large counterparty exposures...more

Protecting the CCP Egg Basket

by Peter J. Green, Jeremy C. Jennings-Mares | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/12/2013

Originally published in Derivatives Intelligence on February 25, 2013. The implementation of EMIR and the Dodd-Frank Act will mutualize large volumes of counterparty risk and, together with new requirements for trade...more

EMIR Technical Standards Published in the Official Journal of the European Union

by Tim Aron | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/7/2013

Technical Standards which clarify certain aspects of Regulation 648/2012 on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, central counterparties (CCPs) and trade repositories (generally known as the European Markets Infrastructure...more

OTC Derivatives Law Announced By South Korean Regulator

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/5/2013

A bill set to establish central counterparties to clear over-the-counter derivatives has been approved in South Korea. Xinhua News Agency reports that South Korean lawmakers passed the revised bill on capital markets act that...more

DOL Issues Guidance for ERISA Plans to Engage in Cleared Swaps

by Guy C. Dempsey, Jr., Gary Howell, Marilyn Selby Okoshi | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/26/2013

On February 7, 2013, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued Advisory Opinion 2013-01A (the “Advisory Opinion”), which provides guidance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for employee benefit...more

"Department of Labor Paves the Way to Clearing Swaps for ERISA Plans"

by Maureen A. Donley, Ryan Elsey, David C. Olstein, Mark D. Young | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/21/2013

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a long-awaited advisory opinion (the Advisory Opinion) clarifying and confirming the ability of central counterparties (CCPs) and their clearing members (Clearing Members) to...more

Payments Risk Committee Advises CCP’s On Risk Management

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 2/6/2013

The Payments Risk Committee, a group of banks overseen by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, made a series of recommendations meant to create better risk management practices at central counterparties (CCPs). According to...more

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