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Pan-industry coalition urges international banking regulators to revise leverage ratio
A coalition of 15 industry bodies representing clearing members, asset managers, insurance companies, commodity end-users, hedge funds, derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses warned that the leverage ratio component of the Basel III capital requirements will harm the strength and stability of the cleared derivatives markets worldwide unless it is amended to recognize the exposure-reducing effect of the collateral that clearing banks collect from their clients.
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FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken Opening Remarks at Expo 2016
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses the impact of capital on clearing in his opening remarks to Expo 2016. This video is part of the Expo Video Shorts series sponsored by CBOE. More information about CBOE
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Congressman: Capital requirements will impact end-users
At a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) raised the issue of capital requirements and how the leverage ratio could negatively impact end-users.
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Revisiting the Leverage Ratio
End-Users Appeal to Banking Regulators for Clearing Relief
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The impact of the leverage ratio
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses the impact the leverage ratio will have on clearing, end-users and the industry as a whole.
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Lukken discusses FIA's key policy issues
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken spoke with Jim Kharouf of John Lothian News about FIA's priority issues for the rest of 2016.
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FIA analysis: leverage ratio proposals will negatively impact client clearing
Washington, D.C. — FIA submitted a response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s consultative document on revisions to the Basel III leverage ratio framework.
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IDX Video: IOSCO targets clearing issues
Paul Andrews, the new head of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, is planning to stake out positions on two issues of critical importance to the derivatives markets: equivalence determinations and the leverage ratio.
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Leverage Ratio: Assessing the Impact on Client Clearing
On April 6, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a consultation paper on several potential changes to the Basel III leverage ratio framework, including changes to the treatment of derivatives exposures.
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