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Newsletter October 2010: Rule-makers reluctant to follow US on swaps netting

Simon Turmaine | October 12, 2010

BRUSSELS – Despite pressure from the banking industry, international accounting rule-makers are reluctant to adopt the US approach to netting, or offsetting, positions in the derivative contracts that banks can use to hedge the risk of adverse price fluctuations in their financial assets and liabilities, a top global standard-setter said in September.

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