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Securities / Derivatives
Close-Out Netting Essential for Asia Derivatives Markets – ISDA
By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2019
Close-out netting is the single most effective tool for reducing credit risk between counterparties, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia, highlighting the ambiguity over its treatment in key jurisdictions.
Securities / Derivatives
Digital Asset, ISDA Collaborate to Drive Adoption of ISDA CDM
By Editors | 10/04/2019
Digital Asset will help create a new reference code library that will simplify and standardise the process of generating lifecycle events defined in the ISDA Common Domain Model.
Securities / Derivatives
ISDA Publishes Full Version of Derivatives Lifecycle Blueprint
By Editors | 22/03/2019
The ISDA Common Domain Model for interest rate and credit derivatives has been published, part of a push to standardise global derivatives trading and automate market practices.
Market Infrastructure
RBA’s Kent Urges Continued Preparation for the End of LIBOR
By Editors | 21/03/2019
The RBA’s Christopher Kent urges market participants to continue preparing for the end of LIBOR by moving to alternative RFRs and adopting more robust fall-back provisions in contracts.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA, FIA, IIF Publish CCP Resolution Incentives Analysis
By Garima Chitkara | 18/03/2019
ISDA, FIA and IIF members dispute the appropriateness of extending the NCWOL safeguard to equity holders, and debate the size of the “skin-in-the-game” tranche.
Securities / Derivatives
ISDA Consults on Proposals to Clean Up CDS Market
By Editors | 12/03/2019
The proposals seek to end a trading practice of encouraging otherwise healthy companies to default by offering them favourable financing in order to pocket CDS payouts.
Market Infrastructure
LIBOR Transition Requires Efforts now, Despite BMR Grace Period
By Matthieu Sachot | 07/03/2019
Regardless of the BMR compliance extension, it is important that LIBOR transition programmes continue to progress quickly, says Matthieu Sachot at Chappuis Halder & Co.
Market Infrastructure
BCBS, IOSCO Guidance Offers Some Relief on Margin Requirements
By Manesh Samtani | 07/03/2019
Institutions should start work immediately to ensure readiness for the Phase 5 implementation of margin reform in September 2020, says KPMG’s Tom Jenkins.
Market Infrastructure
Urgent Action Needed on UK Trading Venue Equivalence
By Manesh Samtani | 05/03/2019
ISDA, FIA and eight other industry bodies warn of the disruptive impact that would result if urgent action is not taken by EU authorities to recognise UK derivatives trading venues.
Market Infrastructure
EU Policymakers Agree on Two Years Grace for BMR Compliance
By Manesh Samtani | 01/03/2019
Policymakers have agreed to give administrators of ‘critical’ EU and ‘non-critical’ non-EU benchmarks two more years to comply with the Benchmark Regulation.
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