"Debt Masking" Not Even Mentioned In Finreg......

Oh Boy...... More on "Debt Masking" in "Surprise, Surprise....." Big Banks Mask Risk Levels - Quarter-End Loan Figures Sit 42% Below Peak

Das nennt man dann wohl brutalst mögliche Regulierung.......Mehr zum Thema wie frisiere ich Bilanzen und "Debt Masking" in "Surprise, Surprise....." Big Banks Mask Risk Levels - Quarter-End Loan Figures Sit 42% Below Peak



Interactive Graph : Masking Risk WSJ

Finreg, the FDIC and repo markets: a BarCap primer BarCap via FT Alphaville

One curious absence in this legislation is the lack of any commentary regarding “debt masking” – that is, using repo transactions to reduce balance sheet at quarter-end in order to report lower leverage.

Given all the (bad) press repo has received lately, we thought there would be more explicit language in the bill regarding such activity.

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