All Derivatives articles – Page 2

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    SEC Sets Swap Dealer Registrations, 'Bad Actor' Waiver Battle Looms

    2015-08-05T16:00:00Z

    The easy part: adopting new rules and a process for the registration of security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants. More controversial, is a new proposal, announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, to give swap dealers the ability to do business with individuals and firms convicted ...

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    FASB Proposes Targeted New Derivative Disclosures

    2015-02-26T16:45:00Z

    FASB has issued a proposed update to accounting standards, with new disclosure requirements for financial instruments that contain separately presented embedded derivatives. Companies would be required to disclose the carrying amount, measurement attribute, and line item in both the balance sheet and income statement under certain circumstances.

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    Debt Modification May Lead to Hedge Accounting Questions

    2014-12-29T08:45:00Z

    Dec. 29—A friendly reminder from the SEC and auditing experts: If your company plans to issue or modify debt now, before the Fed raises interest rates sometime in 2015, check your debt agreements carefully to see whether you have any embedded derivatives language in there—since that could trigger new disclosures ...

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    FASB Finalizes Rules on Shares With Embedded Derivative Features

    2014-11-05T12:00:00Z

    The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finished its hedge accounting guidance meant to eliminate the use of different accounting methods when companies raise capital by offering shares that include embedded derivative features. The new guidance will help sort out whether the host contract of a hybrid instrument issued as a ...