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  • Opening Statement Of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam For The December 13th Commission Open Meeting

    Date 13/12/2023

    Good morning, and welcome to the Commission’s final public meeting of 2023.  Today, the Commission will consider three matters—two notices of proposed rulemaking and one registration application.  It has been a very busy year at the Commission.  In February, I laid out an agenda aimed at continuing a longer trajectory of refining policy and regulation to alleviate unnecessary burdens and uncertainty while promoting competition and innovation in the U.S. and abroad.[1] Today we continue along that course with important goals in mind: protecting customers and ensuring safe, transparent, and resilient derivatives markets.

  • Finansinspektionen Leaves The Countercyclical Buffer Rate Unchanged

    Date 13/12/2023

    In accordance with its assessment in the most recent stability report, FI is leaving the countercyclical buffer rate unchanged in the fourth quarter. The buffer rate of 2 per cent, which was applied starting on 22 June 2023, shall thus continue to apply. The countercyclical buffer guide is calculated at 0 per cent.

  • BIS: Basel Committee Publishes Assessment Reports On The Implementation Of Its Global Standards In Mexico And Switzerland

    Date 13/12/2023

    • Basel Committee finds Mexico compliant with its Net Stable Funding Ratio standard and large exposures framework, and largely compliant with its Liquidity Coverage Ratio.
    • Assessments find Switzerland largely compliant with the Committee's Net Stable Funding Ratio standard and large exposures framework.
    • These publications form part of the Committee's Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme.

  • Finansinspektionen: Aros Receives Warning And Administrative Fine

    Date 13/12/2023

    Finansinspektionen has decided that Aros Kapital will receive a warning and an administrative fine of SEK 45 million.

  • BIS - Interest Rate Risk Of Non-Financial Firms: Who Hedges And Does It Help?

    Date 13/12/2023

    Key takeaways

    • Natural language text analysis of 80,000 company financial statements published by 14,000 non-financial firms in the euro area, United Kingdom and United States shows that around 50% of firms with variable rate debt hedge their interest rate risk.
    • Firms that hedge interest rate risk tend to be larger and have smaller cash buffers and lower equity valuations.
    • When interest rates rise, firms that hedge their interest rate risk experience a smaller negative impact on their interest coverage ratios and market valuations. They are also better able to maintain the size of their workforce.
    • Our analysis highlights the importance of, and the challenges in, getting a comprehensive overview of hedging activity among non-financial firms.