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Buyside seeks clearer view of OTC trading reconstruction
A host of issues are clouding efforts to reform the OTC sector in the US and Europe. Watch the Trading Room video interview with Guy Sears, wholesale director at the Investment Management Association
The industry weighs up the cost of transparency
Conrad Voldstad, chief executive of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Robert Pickel, ISDA executive vice-chairman on the ramifications of what is coming in terms of regulation
Central clearing could damage pensions
Instead of making the financial system safer, central clearing could increase risks
Domestic pressures weaken US/EU consensus
Pressures on both side of the Atlantic could derail convergence in regulatory systems and introduce fresh risk into the financial markets
Opposition to independent directors plan
Industry debate over the imposition of a minimum number of independent directors upon the boards of clearing houses and swap execution facilities has been growing
Revamp requires big investment on buyside
With regulation comes a number of headaches and costs, but also opportunities
