INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

    Market Infrastructure

    ESMA Calls for Greater Use of €STR in Derivatives

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Further develop of €STR products will provide the inputs needed to enable the calculation and provision of €STR term rates, ESMA says.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.

    Market Infrastructure

    India’s CCIL Proposes to Create Infrastructure for UMR Compliance

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2022

    CCIL says market participants have expressed a desire since 2016 for it to provide the centralised infrastructure needed for UMR compliance.

    Capital / Liquidity

    CFTC Extends No-action Relief for Foreign Nonbank Swap Dealers

    By Editors | 24/08/2022

    Nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the UK and EU can rely on compliance with home country capital and financial reporting requirements until October 2024.

    Market Infrastructure

    ESMA Calls for Relaxation of BMR Third-country Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/08/2022

    The current regime could impair the competitiveness of EU investors and, more generally, the EU financial market when the transitional period expires.

    Market Infrastructure

    Industry Calls for Reforms to EU Benchmarks Regulation

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2022

    Many non-EU benchmarks won’t qualify under BMR in time for 31 December 2023, disproportionately impacting Asia exposures.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China New Futures and Derivatives Law Takes Effect

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2022

    On the same day, ISDA published a netting opinion providing legal certainty that close-out netting is enforceable in China.

    Market Infrastructure

    TAIFEX Launches Central Clearing Service for OTC Derivatives

    By Editors | 26/07/2022

    Central clearing makes OTC derivatives trading safer, more efficient, and more competitive for participants, FSC chair Huang Tien-mu said at the launch ceremony.

    Capital / Liquidity

    FSS Korea Proposes to Extend, Revise Non-cleared Margin Guidelines

    By Editors | 24/07/2022

    The guidelines, which expire on 31 August 2022, will be extended for an additional year to 31 August 2023.

    Market Infrastructure

    Singapore Finalises Key Settings of MAS Recommended Rate

    By Editors | 20/07/2022

    The MAS Recommended Rate is the fallback rate that will apply to outstanding SOR-based business loans and derivatives when Fallback Rate (SOR) is discontinued after end-2024.

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