INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

    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.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKMA Turns Up the Heat, Announces Consultation on IBOR Transition

    By Will Hallatt | 22/02/2019

    The outcome of the HKMA and TMA consultation will be a turning point for financial services firms preparing for life after LIBOR, says international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills.

    Securities / Derivatives

    ISDA Launches Digital Platform to Automate IM Documentation

    By Editors | 07/02/2019

    ‘ISDA Create – IM’ is expected to significantly reduce the time and resources it takes to negotiate margin documentation for participants in non-cleared OTC derivatives markets.

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA, FIA, IIF Respond to FSB Paper on CCP Resolution

    By Garima Chitkara | 04/02/2019

    The FSB in November consulted on the financial resources CCPs should have for resolution planning and how CCP capital should be treated in the event of resolution.

    Market Infrastructure

    Regulatory Fragmentation Heightens Derivatives Market Risk – ISDA

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/01/2019

    Policymakers should reduce the gap between national regulations and global standards, and adopt a risk-based framework for the recognition of comparable regulatory regimes.

    Market Infrastructure

    EU Benchmark Regulation – Not Just a European Problem

    By Gregory Campbell | 29/01/2019

    APAC benchmark administrators hoping to retain or grow their user base in the EU must take action now to gain approval before 2020, say PwC’s Gregory Campbell and Daniela Bunea.

    Big Picture

    ISDA Lays Out CCP Best Practices Following Nasdaq Default

    By Garima Chitkara | 25/01/2019

    Clearinghouses should consider multiple risk factors in determining exposure and put more of its own capital on the line to manage defaults before dipping into the member default fund.

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