01995cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021172 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513552880 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. United States : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Securities-Fund Management; Equity and Derivatives Trading; and Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (99 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This technical note considers the regulation and supervision of fund management and equity and derivatives trading in the United States (U.S.). As one of the main destinations for household savings and a key provider of funding to U.S. corporates, investment funds play a major role in the U.S. financial system. Distortions to equity trading could cause significant loss of confidence in markets, while international post-crisis reforms for OTC derivatives have underlined the importance of greater transparency and the value of central clearing. U.S. companies have also traditionally raised more finance through equity and other capital markets than through bank lending, and so capital markets are of greater structural significance in the U.S. than in some other jurisdictions. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2020/243 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2020/243/002.2020.issue-243-en.xml IMF e-Library