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Banking and Finance Law

Christian A. Johnson

1998

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Learning To Think About International Tax, Christian Johnson Dec 1998

Learning To Think About International Tax, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

Review of "International Taxation" by Charles I. Kingson and Cynthia A. Blum.


Year 2000 Credit Risk And Derivatives: Insulating Banks From Counterparty Meltdown, Christian Johnson Sep 1998

Year 2000 Credit Risk And Derivatives: Insulating Banks From Counterparty Meltdown, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

Year 2000 computer software problems are looming large for financial institutions because bank regulators are now requiring them to confront not only their own problems, but also those of their customers. 


At The Intersection Of Bank Finance And Derivatives: Who Has The Right Of Way?, Christian Johnson Dec 1997

At The Intersection Of Bank Finance And Derivatives: Who Has The Right Of Way?, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

The over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives industry has developed into one of the world's fastest growing financial markets.1Businesses of almost any description, size, and sophistication now engage in derivative transactions.


Minimizing The Risks Of Otc Derivatives Through Loan Documentation, Christian Johnson Dec 1997

Minimizing The Risks Of Otc Derivatives Through Loan Documentation, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

Following an introduction to the two types of derivatives instruments (exchange and over-the-counter ("OTC")) this article focuses primarily on minimizing risk from OTC derivatives used to hedge variable interest rate risk. The author uses best practices observed in a loan documentation review of 200 institutions' transactions to demonstrate that the path to risk mitigation lies prudent loan documentation that includes definitions and controls. Controls may include restricting the amount of indebtedness, controlling the quality of the transaction, restricting the purposes for a transaction, pledging collateral, default provisions, application of proceeds, and the incorporation of loan covenants.