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OTC derivatives could escape radical reform

07 January 2010

US and UK regulators have apparently backed away from previous commitments to forcing most OTC derivatives transactions onto centralised exchanges

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The United States and United Kingdom have apparently backed away from previous commitments to forcing most OTC derivatives transactions onto centralised exchanges, according to Oxford Analytica, a UK think tank.

Oxford Analytica commented: “Given the high importance of the US and UK capital markets globally, this climb-down essentially guts a regulatory aim flagged by the G20 as a rhetorical priority.” Regulation of OTC derivatives had gained increasing priority in New York and London after they were cited as being a primary cause of...


 

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