Bloomberg Law
March 6, 2019, 4:19 PM UTC

Wall Street Moves to Curb Shady CDS Deals and Hold Off Watchdogs

Ben Bain
Ben Bain
Bloomberg News
Silla Brush
Silla Brush
Bloomberg News
Sridhar Natarajan
Sridhar Natarajan
Bloomberg News

Wall Street banks and hedge funds are closing in on a fix that they hope will clean up an $8 trillion portion of the derivatives market that’s gained a reputation for being one of the shadiest corners in finance.

At issue are a number of transactions in recent years in which powerful investment firms have been accused of earning big money from swaps trades by enticing companies to miss bond payments they could otherwise make. The practice has eroded market confidence, triggered legal fights and led to scrutiny from regulators.

The industry’s main trade group March 6 proposed re-defining “failure ...

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