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INTERNATIONAL SWAPS AND DERIVATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 12, 2006

For More Information, Please Contact:

Scott Marra, ISDA New York, 212-901-6000, smarra@isda.org

ISDA Adds Canadian Dollar to its Range of ISDAFIX Swap Rates

NEW YORK, Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) today announced the addition of Canadian Dollar (CAD) rates to its schedule of ISDAFIX swap rates published daily on Reuters.

ISDAFIX is a leading benchmark for fixed rates on interest rate swaps worldwide. The service provides average mid-market swap rates for a range of major currencies at selected maturities and is based on information collected by Reuters and ICAP.

The CAD ISDAFIX will be published daily at 11:30 a.m. (EST) on Reuters page ISDAFIX6.  The range of CAD swap fixings will be available in the following maturities: 2 through 5 years, 7, 10, 20 and 30 years. The daily 11:00 a.m. polling of mid-market rates, based on underlying CDOR and a standard bid-offer spread of five basis points will be mean-averaged to three decimal places. Thirteen dealers will be polled as part of the process.

“ISDAFIX is universally recognized as the industry benchmark in a range of currencies and for a variety of uses. We are very pleased to add the Canadian dollar to the schedule of fixings,” said Robert Pickel, Executive Director and CEO of ISDA.

The ISDAFIX service was introduced in 1997 to facilitate swaps, terminations and the valuation of cash-settled swaptions. The CAD swap rates are part of a series of rates for different currencies sponsored by ISDA. Rates for U.S. dollar, Euro, Sterling, Swiss franc, Hong Kong Dollar and Japanese yen, as well as U.S. dollar swap spreads, are also available on Reuters ISDAFIX pages. Further details on these rates can be found at ISDA’s Website: www.isda.org.

About ISDA

ISDA, which represents participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, is the largest global financial trade association, by number of member firms. ISDA was chartered in 1985, and today has over 725 member institutions from 50 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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