Wednesday, March 18, 2009

SEC Update

Erik Sirri, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets testifies about observations and lessons learned from the CSE program:

* no parent company liquidity pool can withstand a "run on the bank."
* there is a need for focus on illiquid assets held by financial firms
* Recent events have proven the limitations of certain risk metrics such as Value-at-Risk
* critical financial and risk management controls cannot just exist on paper

Julie Zelman Davis has been named Deputy Director of the agency's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, where she will serve as a key liaison between the Commission and Congress.

The SEC will hold an open meeting on April 8th to discuss whether to propose a short sale price test (does this mean the uptick rule?)

New CDS counterparty alert: they're coming fast and furious. Today's victim? The Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Commissioner Elisse Walter offers a conservative agenda for regulatory reform: regulate OTC derivatives by repealing the CFMA, require hedge fund managers to register as investment advisers, merge the SEC and the CFTC.

Ethiopis Tafara, Director of the SEC's Office of International Affairs offers a more radical prescription.

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