Point of View: OTC Derivatives - Should all customized derivatives be standardized?
New legislative proposals call for standardizing the terms and conditions required for all derivatives, including customized or over-the-counter OTC contracts. Limiting the flexibility of these contracts may lead to reduced or inadequate corporate risk management. In this Point of View article, PwC instead proposes an alternative, one that protects against systemic risk while enabling companies to prudently manage their business risks.
PricewaterhouseCoopers07/01/2009
DataLine 2009-32: The Obama Administration's Five Key Regulatory Reform Proposals
On June 17, 2009, the Obama Administration released "Financial Regulatory Reform, A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation." The reform proposal seeks to meet five key objectives via sweeping financial regulatory reforms designed to ensure stability in the financial markets. This PwC DataLine briefly describes the five objectives and explains the Administration's proposed methods for achieving these goals.
PricewaterhouseCoopers07/02/2009
