In politics, nothing happens by accident ... -- attributed to FDR

"In an ideal world there would be a single global, not for profit, CCP (central counterparty) backed by all central banks," -- Paul Orchard, head of OTC Clearing at UBS

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/16/clearing-default-idUSL6E8CD4AL20120116

So, it's "ideal" for fewer and fewer (unaccountable) people banksters to hold the levers on a more and more complex system. Yeah. That'll work ... for them.