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Five financial regulatory agencies clarified the meaning of "covered funds" under the Volcker Rule. Meanwhile, the FDIC gave certain banks more flexibility in interaffiliate exchanges of swaps and adopted a workaround of a court decision governing interest rates on loans sold across state lines.June 25
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Readers react to Sen. Warren's plan to weed out Washington corruption, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress, restricting the Federal Reserve's proposed real-time payments system and more.October 31
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A regulatory proposal to ease the initial margin buffer on certain derivatives trading could be harmful to the economy.October 18
President and CEOBetter Markets
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Federal regulators should amend a capital buffer requirements for certain derivatives to avoid economic damage.October 11
Vice President of Bank Derivatives PolicyAmerican Bankers Association
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The plan approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday would require banks to exchange initial margin only in deals involving external swaps parties.September 17
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Expanding exemptions for initial margin requirements on swaps transactions “would harm financial stability and U.S. taxpayers,” said the top Democrats on the House and Senate banking panels.August 1
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Regulators should proceed with removing one of the margin requirements for trading swaps.July 26
President and CEOFinancial Services Forum
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Attempts to roll back a safeguard on derivatives would give megabanks a $40 billion windfall, putting taxpayers on the hook.July 16
Staff directorCorporations and society initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business
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After more than six years, the Fed is ending its order requiring greater risk controls at JPMorgan Chase, following an estimated $6 billion in trading losses in 2012 that stemmed from a single trader.June 6
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The Fed is moving to prepare banks for unexpected shocks tied to weather; rules would be eased for trades between affiliates.May 8
