Obama administration unveils derivatives overhaul
The US Treasury, on behalf of the Obama administration, issued a raft of measures aimed at containing the threat posed by the over-the counter (OTC) derivatives market and enhancing the transparency of the industry.
The opacity of the over-the-counter products is widely seen as a factor in the collapse of American International Group, a beleaguered insurer.
"As the AIG situation has made clear
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