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Banking and Finance Law

Christian A. Johnson

2009

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The Enigma Of Clearing Buy Side Otc Derivatives, Christian Johnson Nov 2009

The Enigma Of Clearing Buy Side Otc Derivatives, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

Congress is currently drafting bills and holding hearings on regulating the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives market. One principal focus is on reducing credit and systemic risk by eventually requiring the majority of OTC derivatives to be cleared through registered clearing organizations or agencies (hereinafter “clearing-houses”). 


Opening A Portal Into The World Of Central Banking: A Review Of Legal Foundations Of International Monetary Stability Rosa M. Lastra, Christian Johnson Jan 2009

Opening A Portal Into The World Of Central Banking: A Review Of Legal Foundations Of International Monetary Stability Rosa M. Lastra, Christian Johnson

Christian A. Johnson

The term portal entered the commonplace lexicon in the 1990s. High-tech denizens co-opted the term to symbolize a gateway into the cyberworld of the internet. Just as yahoo and google provide access to the internet's riches, Rosa Lastra has provided a user-friendly portal into the arcane, jargon-laced and complex world of central banking. Just like an internet portal, Rosa Lastra has provided an extraordinary tool to decipher and understand the workings of international monetary stability, equally useful for the apprentice as well as the wizard.