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November 19, 2009

170 big firms want exemptions to new rules on derivatives

  • Boeing, Caterpillar, Ford and GE say the rules could mean higher costs for consumers and job cuts.
    • By MARCY GORDON
    AP Business Writer

    WASHINGTON — Congress is crafting legislation to impose new oversight on complex instruments blamed for hastening the financial crisis, but a major sticking point has emerged over companies that use the derivatives to hedge risk.

    Some lawmakers want to exempt so-called “end users” of derivatives from new capital and other requirements in the overhaul legislation. A potent coalition of about 170 companies that use derivatives — including Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc., Ford Motor Co., General Electric Co. and Shell Oil Co. — has been lobbying Congress to say that regulation of derivatives without exceptions could severely increase costs for corporate America.


     
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