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Central Counterparty Clearing; A New White Paper Serves as a Useful Foundation for the Ongoing Regulatory Dialogue

Patomak Post Paul Atkins, Jill Sommers

A new white paper by the Options Clearing Corporation, outlines the role of CCPs, examines clearing “resiliency, recovery and resolution” and offers feedback to the ongoing dialogue about CCP regulation and industry resilience.

Morning Consult: A Welcome October Surprise: Bank Regulators Can Adopt Proactive Policies

News Paul Atkins

Patomak CEO Paul Atkins writes a "welcome October surprise" would be bank regulators' adoption of a proposal that would update how banking organizations measure counterparty credit risk posed by options contracts.

The Washington Examiner: Trump, GOP Want Regulators Out of Boardrooms

News Patomak Global Partners

...But the push to rein in regulators is about more than a specific rule or law. The effort also includes changing the relationship between banks and government regulators, giving less discretion to government representatives and more latitude to bankers...

The Fed's mandate to ensure the safety of banks "justifies all sorts of secret, behind the scenes arm-twisting," said Paul Atkins, head of the financial consulting firm Patomak Global Partners and former transition adviser to Trump. The regulators' involvement "provides challenges for people trying to operate," he said.