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US Libor transition relief from uncleared swaps margin rules should be allowed indefinitely, Fed-sponsored panel says

By Neil Roland
  • 15 Jan 2020 15:38
  • 15 Jan 2020 15:38
A US proposal to encourage derivatives traders to substitute market benchmarks for Libor in existing contracts should be made even more attractive by allowing market participants more flexibility in making the switch, said the Federal Reserve-sponsored panel overseeing the Libor transition.

Transition relief from federal margin requirements for uncleared

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Neil Roland

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Neil has covered U.S. financial regulation for over two decades, mostly for Bloomberg and Crain Communications. He received a Loeb award for coverage of regulators' response to the collapse of Enron. He also garnered a SABEW award and some Jesse H. Neal awards for stories on the Federal Reserve's response to the 2008 financial crisis. Roland has appeared as a commentator on Fox TV, NPR, C-Span and Bloomberg TV. He received a Master's degree in public policy from Harvard and a Bachelors degree in economics from Cornell.

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