International Swaps and Derivatives Association

    Capital / Liquidity

    Industry Bodies Call for Less Stringent Treatment of Cryptoassets

    By Editors | 23/09/2021

    The prudential framework envisaged by the BCBS consultation would create “material impediments” to regulated bank participation in cryptoasset markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    RFR Adoption Reaches New Heights in Key LIBOR Markets

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/09/2021

    RFR adoption jumped in August in Japan and Switzerland. The US and UK are seeing steady progress. ISDA chief Scott O’Malia says there is no room for complacency.

    Big Picture

    ISDA Publishes New Papers Examining ESG Market

    By Editors | 10/09/2021

    The papers focus on KPIs for sustainability-linked derivatives and the accounting treatment for ESG transactions.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ISDA, ICMA, ISLA Sign MoU on Common Domain Model

    By Editors | 02/08/2021

    The MoU establishes a framework for closer collaboration on the development of the Common Domain Model across financial markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA, NAFMII Publish Standard Text to Enable IBOR Fallbacks in China

    By Editors | 31/07/2021

    New definitions will come into effect on 29 October 2021 to enable firms to include contractual IBOR fallbacks into onshore derivatives transactions.

    Market Infrastructure

    ASX to Replace Standard Definitions for Interest Rate Swaps

    By Editors | 29/07/2021

    From 4 October, all OTC interest rate derivatives contracts will be treated as if they incorporated the new 2021 ISDA Definitions.

    Big Picture

    FRTB May Constrain Growth of Carbon Trading Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2021

    ISDA suggests in a new paper that the risk weight for carbon certificates under FRTB should be reduced and the tenor correlation parameter should be increased.

    Fintech / Regtech

    New Body Formed to Promote Open Standards for Capital Markets

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021

    The GLML Foundation is developing general-purpose legal markup language as an open data standard for capital markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA to Implement Fallbacks for GBP & USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2021

    A consultation on whether ISDA should implement fallbacks for GBP and USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates received support from a “significant majority” of respondents.

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA Launches Microsite to Facilitate Understanding of IBOR Fallbacks

    By Editors | 22/07/2021

    The microsite provides information about adoption rates for the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and graphs comparing LIBOR and fallback rates.

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