Capital archive
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Lower for Longer
Experts discuss falling prices and the impact on hedging strategies during a panel at FIA’s annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.
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Capital Requirements
European policymakers have given non-bank commodity dealers another three years before they become subject to certain provisions of the Capital Requirements Regulation.
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Insight: It Will Forever Be Known as the "Ham Sandwich" Hearing
In April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry. Members of Congress were interested in how capital requirements and in particular the leverage ratio may increase the cost of clearing and reduce access to hedging by mistreating customer margin as bank leverage.
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Insight: It Will Forever Be Known as the "Ham Sandwich" Hearing
In April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry.
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Balancing Act
Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials weighed concerns the industry raised over changing the current residual interest deadline.
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FIA president testifies on impact of capital and margin requirements
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken testified on capital and margin issues affecting the derivatives industry at a hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit.
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FIA president testifies on impact of capital and margin requirements
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken testified on capital and margin issues affecting the derivatives industry at a hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit. The full text of his written testimony is available below:
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FIA President: Basel capital requirements will harm end-users
Washington, D.C. — FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken testified today at a hearing on the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users, held by the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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FIA pledges to continue working with Basel Committee on impact of capital requirements
FIA welcomed the Basel Committee's consultation on proposed revisions to the leverage ratio today, but expressed disappointment that the new framework does not include an offset for initial margin.
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Basel Committee proposes changes to leverage ratio
On April 6, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a consultation paper that seeks comment on several potential changes to the Basel III leverage ratio framework, including changes to the treatment of derivatives exposures.
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