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Derivatives Regulation for Corporates - A Global Review

8 October 2015

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, governments around the world are imposing new regulations on derivatives, including derivatives used by corporates. The new regulations affect how corporates execute, settle and document derivative transactions and apply to internal processes like record retention. Corporates need to understand these rules and the impact on their derivatives activities.

Clifford Chance has prepared a briefing which outlines the critical derivative rules for corporates in the US, the EU and various other jurisdictions. This publication outlines the requirements that apply to a transaction between a corporate and a derivatives dealer and to certain inter-affiliate transactions, and then sets out in more detail the rules in each of the covered jurisdictions.

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