OTC derivatives oversight and infrastructure initiatives announced in the U.S.
On November 14, 2008, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) announced a number of initiatives intended to provide regulatory oversight and prudent management of the over-the-counter derivatives market in the U.S. These initiatives include the implementation of central counterparty services for credit default swaps and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Reserve, SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with respect to information sharing and consultation regarding CDS central counterparties issues. The PWG also announced a set of policy objectives to “guide efforts to address challenges associated with OTC derivatives.”
