INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

ESG / Sustainability

ICVCM Rejects Eight Methodologies in Latest CCP Assessment

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/08/2024

Eight renewable energy methodologies, representing 32% of the carbon credit market, fail to meet Core Carbon Principles requirements.

Big Picture

ISDA Calls for Greater Digitisation of Derivatives Documentation

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/07/2024

An industry survey has revealed that the average time taken to negotiate derivatives documents hasn’t fallen since 2006.

Uncategorised

Moody’s Joins MAS’ Project Guardian in Fixed Income Workstream

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/07/2024

The ratings agency aim is to enhance transparency, reduce systemic risk and promote the growth of the tokenisation industry.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Confirms Plans to Develop Industry Notices Hub

By Editors | 01/07/2024

ISDA received “strong support” for the plan and will now work with S&P Global Market Intelligence and Linklaters to build the platform.

Securities / Derivatives

ISDA Launches Framework On Termination of Derivatives Contracts

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/06/2024

The ISDA Close-out Framework serves as a preparatory resource, enabling firms to coordinate internal business functions, stakeholders and other service providers.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Expands Project Guardian Initiatives to Scale Asset Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/06/2024

The financial regulator has also released a whitepaper on the design principles, objectives, considerations and potential uses of Global Layer One Initiative.

Fintech / Regtech

Implementing Singapore’s New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime

By Manesh Samtani | 20/05/2024

Broadridge’s Carl Hovland and David Farmery talk to Regulation Asia about the measures firms should consider as they implement new OTC derivatives reporting requirements in Singapore.

Securities / Derivatives

SIFMA to Lead Shared Ledger Project for Multi-asset Transactions

By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2024

The project participants and contributors include Citi, JP Morgan, Mastercard, Swift, Visa, Broadridge, DTCC, ISDA, and others.

Enforcement

FCA Defends Proposal to Name Firms Under Investigation

By Editors | 09/05/2024

The government, lawmakers and industry worry that the ‘name and shame’ approach will harm the market and individual companies.