ISDA Letter to the FSB OSSG – Update on Fallbacks for Derivatives

This week ISDA wrote a letter to the co-chairs of the FSB Official Sector Steering Group (OSSG) to update them on ISDA’s work to implement fallbacks for derivative contracts referencing key interest rate benchmarks.  ISDA undertook this work in 2016 at the request of the FSB OSSG and expects the fallbacks to take effect in early 2020. 

 

Documents (1) for ISDA Letter to the FSB OSSG – Update on Fallbacks for Derivatives

Calibration Test – IQ September 2026

Calibrating capital requirements is a highly complex undertaking and getting it wrong can have serious consequences. Too much lenience might lead to banks holding insufficient capital to mitigate their risks. But excess conservatism can put balance sheets under strain, forcing...

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...