INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION

Crypto / Digital Assets

ISDA Launches Standard Definitions for Digital Asset Derivatives

By Editors | 27/01/2023

ISDA says the definitions set clear provisions for execution and settlement and will help to reduce credit and market risk in digital asset trading.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Offers LIBOR Transition Update, Warns of ‘Residual Risks’

By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2022

Regulators continue to express concerns that the use of Term SOFR and credit sensitive rates could draw away liquidity from the overnight SOFR derivatives markets.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Launches Standard Definitions for Voluntary Carbon Markets

By Editors | 14/12/2022

The new documentation will bring greater legal certainty and consistency to trading in verified carbon credits, ISDA says.

Fintech / Regtech

CFTC Goes Live With New Swap Data Reporting Requirements

By Editors | 07/12/2022

The changes introduce new and updated data fields to drive the submission of more standardised trade data, largely based on the CDE developed by CPMI and IOSCO.

Capital / Liquidity

ISDA Calls for Adjustments to IMA Default Risk Charge Under FRTB

By Editors | 06/12/2022

New paper provides analysis in support of the removal of the 3bp PD floor set by the BCBS under the internal models approach for FRTB.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Adds Modified MIFOR to List of Significant Benchmarks

By Editors | 05/12/2022

The Modified MIFOR curve will replace the FBIL MIFOR curve for new contracts, using Adjusted SOFR instead of USD LIBOR.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Identifies Opportunities to Standardise SLD Terms

By Editors | 26/11/2022

ISDA describes sustainability-linked derivatives as typical derivatives transactions with an ESG add-on that affects payment flows.

Fintech / Regtech

ISDA Launches Digital Regulatory Reporting 1.0

By Editors | 23/11/2022

The DRR is now available to market participants in full production mode to support compliance with the CFTC’s amended swap data reporting rules.

Press Release

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2022 – Results Announcement

By Editors | 23/11/2022

Regulation Asia held its fifth annual Awards ceremony on 22 November 2022. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.