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U.S. Federal Reserve to Enforce U.S. Bank Resolution Regimes on Cross-Border Financial Contracts, Requiring Counterparties to Relinquish Default Rights
In May 2016, the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System proposed new rules that, if adopted, will constitute a significant shift in the terms of financial contracts such as over-the-counter derivatives, repurchase agreement and securities lending transactions. Under the proposed rules, these qualified financial contracts would have to conform with U.S. special resolution…
Reference: CapLaw-2016-33