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ISDA believes accounting boards' proposal to report derivatives on a gross basis rather than a net basis on the balance sheet can obscure the real position of the entity
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- January 31, 2011
Waiver of mandatory clearing requirements for certain OTC derivatives would reduce risk
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- November 22, 2010
Five largest US-based dealers hold 37 percent of total notional amount outstanding of interest rate, credit, and equity derivatives
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- October 25, 2010
SWIFT to reduce message prices by an average 20 percent
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- September 16, 2010
New FSB-BCBS assessment: Stronger capital and liquidity standards are likely to have a modest impact on aggregate output.
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- August 18, 2010
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- ISDA believes accounting boards' proposal to report derivatives on a gross basis rather than a net basis on the balance sheet can obscure the real position of the entity
- Waiver of mandatory clearing requirements for certain OTC derivatives would reduce risk
- Five largest US-based dealers hold 37 percent of total notional amount outstanding of interest rate, credit, and equity derivatives
- SWIFT to reduce message prices by an average 20 percent
- New FSB-BCBS assessment: Stronger capital and liquidity standards are likely to have a modest impact on aggregate output.
- EU US Swift agreement enters into force on 1 August 2010
- European Parliament gives green light for new SWIFT agreement
- US Companies may face US $1 trillion in additional capital and liquidity requirements as a result of Financial Regulatory Reform
- British banks: G-20 agreement will contribute to stable recovery
- G-20: New capital standards will be phased in over a timeframe that is consistent with sustained recovery and limits market disruption
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EU US Swift agreement: new text
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- July 8, 2010
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The new version of the SWIFT anti-terrorist agreement on bank data transfers to the USA was approved by the European Parliament on July 8 th, 2010. MEPs rejected the agreement in its previous form four months ago but since then have negotiated certain safeguards for Europe's citizens and won an undertaking that the EU will start work in the second half of this year on a European data processing system that precludes the need to transfer data in bulk to the USA.
G-20 Toronto summit declaration
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- June 28, 2010
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In Toronto the G-20 held its first Summit in its new capacity as the premier forum for our international economic cooperation on Hune 26-27, 2010. The G-20 has agreed on the next steps we should take to ensure a full return to growth with quality jobs, to reform and strengthen financial systems, and to create strong, sustainable and balanced global growth.
Further reforming the RMB exchange rate regime 2010, June
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- June 21, 2010
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In view of the economic and financial development in China and abroad, particularly China’s Balance of Payments (BOP) situation, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) has decided to further reform the RMB exchange rate regime and increase the RMB exchange rate flexibility.
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Ten questions on ACI education after the crisis and more
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- February 1, 2010
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Philip Parker has considerable experience as a dealer in the international financial markets. After his banking career of more then 25 years he started his own training company. Training financial markets professionals all over the world for ACI - The Financial Markets Association qualifications. Ten questions to a real professional and an enthusiastic educator.
