Markit, the U.K. data provider, and the International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA), an industry trade group, have offered concessions in an effort to settle a European Union antitrust investigation into possible collusion in the credit default swaps (CDS) market, according to the European Commission. The Commission is seeking feedback from interested parties on the… Read More >>
Are Credit Default Swaps Worse than You Thought?
A new white paper from the Office of Financial Research (OFR), a division of the U.S. Treasury Department, has found that when big banks conduct their stress tests they should be more aware of the dire consequences that indirect counterparties of credit default swaps (CDSes) can have. In fact, the new research suggests that the… Read More >>
