All posts tagged "Scott O’Malia"
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399FeatureISDA Calls for Delay to Initial Margin Deadlines
Without a delay, smaller entities will almost certainly be shut out of the derivatives market, denying them the ability to manage risk when they need it most, says ISDA chief Scott O'Malia.
March 26, 2020 -
357InternationalISDA to Re-consult on Pre-cessation Fallbacks This Month
ISDA will consult on a single protocol that would allow participants to include both pre-cessation and permanent cessation fallbacks in derivatives trades.
February 6, 2020 -
598ChinaISDA Chief Calls for Certainty on China Close-out Netting
The lack of legal certainty and judicial recognition on close-out netting can impede capital market development in China, impacting domestic FIs the most, ISDA's Scott O'Malia said.
January 16, 2020 -
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Ageing Infrastructure Creating Derivatives Market Inefficiencies: ISDA Chief
Firms still take more than a day on average to resolve reconciliations and disputes caused by a lack of data transparency through the trade lifecycle.
November 11, 2019 -
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ISDA Publishes Final Results of IBOR Pre-Cessation Consultation
The consultation did not yield a consensus among market participants regarding how to address pre-cessation issues related to a benchmark's nonrepresentativeness.
October 22, 2019 -
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ISDA Chief Calls for Specific Changes to CVA Framework
The current CVA rules due for implementation in January 2022 could lead to an inappropriately sharp increase in capital requirements for derivatives businesses.
October 9, 2019 -
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ISDA Unveils Preliminary Results of 2nd IBOR Fallbacks Consultation
For USD LIBOR, HIBOR and CDOR fallbacks, respondents prefer ‘compounded setting in arrears’ for the adjusted RFR and the ‘historical mean/median approach’ for spread adjustments.
July 31, 2019 -
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ISDA Chief Urges Accounting Bodies to Prioritise Benchmark Reform
ISDA chief Scott O’Malia says market participants need clarity from the IASB and FASB on the accounting implications of a switch from IBORs to RFRs.
June 12, 2019 -
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ISDA Chief Says the End is in Sight for IBOR Fallbacks
ISDA chief Scott O'Malia says one year from now, robust fallbacks should be in place for derivatives contracts referencing LIBOR and other IBORs.
May 30, 2019 -
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ISDA Launches Two More Consultations on Benchmark Reform
ISDA is consulting on fallback adjustments for USD LIBOR, HIBOR and Canada's CDOR. It is also proposing to include the SOFR in Singapore's SOR calculation following USD LIBOR's cessation.
May 21, 2019
