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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Thursday, April 17, 2008

For More Information, Please Contact:

Vienna Press Room: +43 1 71700 12146

Carmen Neumann: +44 20 3088 3554, cneumann@isda.org

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ISDA HIRES SENIOR COUNSEL IN ASIA

VIENNA, Thursday, April 17, 2008: The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. today announced that Jacqueline Mei Lin Low will join on May 7 as Senior Counsel, Asia. She will be based in Singapore and will report to David Geen, ISDA’s General Counsel, based in London.

Starting on May 7, Ms Low will cover legal and documentation matters and coordinate with colleagues on regulatory issues in the Asian Region focusing on South Asia.

Her appointment is part of ISDA’s plan to move toward a more regionally diversified representation, to better serve the needs of its members created by the global growth and distribution of the derivatives industry.

Ms Low brings to ISDA a unique blend of expertise in diverse areas of the law, regulatory compliance and tax. She has a special knowledge of Asian emerging markets and is recognized in the industry as an expert in derivatives.

Ms Low is well versed in ISDA matters having served as co-Chair of the ISDA Asia-Pacific Legal & Regulatory Committee since May 2004 and has been a frequent speaker at ISDA Conferences.

“Jacqueline brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role of Senior Counsel, Asia,” said David Geen, General Counsel, ISDA. “She is well known to members in Asia and in this new position, she will help us build on our base in Asia, which serves to help ISDA’s role as the strongest and most relevant financial trade association globally.”

Ms Low joins a strong legal team including David Geen, General Counsel, in London, Katherine Darras, General Counsel for the Americas, in New York and Mark New, Assistant General Counsel, in Washington, DC.

On a regional basis, Ms. Low will report to Keith Noyes, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific.

Ms Low joins from DBS Bank Ltd, where she was the Managing Director and Regional Treasury Counsel, heading the Global Financial Markets Treasury Legal Group. Prior to that, she headed the Emerging Markets Sales & Trading Asia-Pacific Legal Group at Citibank, and was the Regional Legal, Tax & Compliance Head for Rabobank and the Regional Legal & Compliance Head for UBS. Before joining the banking sector, Ms Low was a partner in Khattar Wong & Partners and Wong, Yoong, Tan & Molly Lim and also practiced at Arthur Loke & Partners, Allen & Gledhill and Freshfields. Ms Low is admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

About ISDA

ISDA, which represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, is among the world’s largest global financial trade associations as measured by number of member firms. ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has over 825 member institutions from 55 countries on six continents. These members include most of the world’s major institutions that deal in privately negotiated derivatives, as well as many of the businesses, governmental entities and other end users that rely on over-the-counter derivatives to manage efficiently the financial market risks inherent in their core economic activities. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association's web site: www.isda.org.

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