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ISDA comments on DEFRA consultation on EU Emissions Trading Scheme regarding insolvency treatment of emissions allowances under English law December 23, 2004
ISDA Publishes GTMA Annex December 21, 2004
ISDA News - December 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) December 17, 2004
ISDA Comments on Netting amendments to Israeli insolvency law December 15, 2004
ISDA publishes Memo on Redenomination of Turkish Lira December 10, 2004
ISDA Comments on the UK Law Commission's Consultative Report November 23, 2004
ISDA publishes North American Gas Annex (Press Release, North American Gas Annex, Canadian Addendum) November 23, 2004
Jonathan Moulds Elected Chairman of ISDA; Michele Faissola Elected Vice Chairman November 18, 2004
ISDA Publishes Cash Flow Matching, Netting and Settlement Guidelines (Press Release, Cashflow Matching, Netting and Settlement) November 16, 2004
ISDA, EMTA and the FXC jointly announce amendment to Annex A Rate Source Definitions November 1, 2004
ISDA News - October 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) October 28, 2004
ISDA comment letter to IASB on ED-7 Disclosures for Financial Instruments October 22, 2004
ISDA Press Briefing and 2004 Regional Conference - Tokyo October 14, 2004
ISDA Comments on Proposed Regulations Relating to Notional Principal Contracts with Contingent Nonperiodic Payments October 13, 2004
ISDA Press Briefing and 2004 Regional Conference - Singapore
October 12, 2004
ISDA comment letter to IASB on Amendments to IAS 39: Cash Flow Hedge Accounting of Forecast Intragroup Transactions October 08, 2004
ISDA comment letter to IASB on Amendments to IAS 39: Transition and Initial Recognition of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities October 08, 2004
ISDA comment letter to IASB on Amendments to IAS 39 & IFRS 4: Financial Guarantee Contracts and Credit Insurance October 08, 2004
Demystifying Derivatives Seminar for Journalists - Sydney October 07, 2004
ISDA Mid-Year 2004 Market Survey: Credit Derivatives at $5.44 Trillion September 22, 2004
2004 ISDA Regional Member Conference: "Basel & Beyond" - New York September 20, 2004
Confirmation and Additional Provisions for use with U.S. Municipal Reference Entities September 20, 2004
ISDA comments to SEC on proposed registration of hedge funds September 15, 2004
2004 ISDA Regional Member Conference: "Basel & Beyond" - London September 14, 2004
Joint Working Group of ISDA, TBMA & SIA comments on Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Exposure Draft (the "Exposure Draft"), Fair Value Measurements September 02, 2004
Joint Industry Response to CEBS (Committee of European Banking Supervisors) CP03 The Application Of The Supervisory Review Process Under Pillar 2
September 02, 2004
ISDA Statement on Account Details in Confirmations describes counterparty obligations with regard to inclusion of account details in confirmations September 01, 2004
Comment Letter on the draft rules under the British Columbia Securities Act, S.B.C. c.43. August 31, 2004
ISDA News - August 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) August 23, 2004
Request for extension of deadline for comment on SEC Hedge Fund Proposal August 13, 2004
ISDA publishes the 2004 Sovereign Master Credit Derivatives Confirmation Agreement and Additional Provisions for use with Russian Federation Reference Entity and Republic of Hungary Reference Entity. (2004 Sovereign Master Confirmation), (Russian Federation Additional Provisions), (Republic of Hungary Additional Provisions) August 13, 2004
Joint industry working group paper on Low Default Portfolios sent to Nick Le Pan, Accord Implementation Group (AIG) (Introductory Paper, Paper) August 09, 2004
ISDA Best Practice Statement: Standard Settlement Instructions July 29, 2004
ISDA publishes the Index and Share Variance Swap Annexes to the 2004 Americas Interdealer Master Equity Derivatives Confirmation Agreement (Press Release, Index and Share Variance Swap Annexes) July 29, 2004
ISDA publishes second working draft of FpML version 4.1. Working draft increases coverage for Credit Derivatives, Equity Derivatives and messaging (Novations, Terminations, Increases, and Amendments). New section on Pricing and Risk. Validation rules expanded to Equity Derivatives. July 27, 2004
Associations file amicus brief in Enron Corp. v UBS on Safe Harbor Provisions under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Brief) July 21, 2004
ISDA Comment letter on the IASB's ED on IAS 39 and the Fair Value Option July 21, 2004
Industry Response to Interagency Statement on Complex Structured Finance Transactions (Press Release, Comment Letter) July 20, 2004
ISDA publishes the First to Default template (Press Release, First to Default template)
July 15, 2004
ISDA letter to Inland Revenue on the latest draft of the Disregard Regulations July 09, 2004
ISDA publishes the EU Emissions Allowance Confirmation (Press Release, Long-form Confirmation)
July 07, 2004
New Version of the Settlement Matrix July 01, 2004
ISDA Commends Basel Committee on New Capital Accord June 28, 2004
ISDA News - June 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) June 25, 2004
Demystifying Derivatives Seminar For Journalists - Tokyo
June 24, 2004
ISDA 2004 Operations Benchmarking Survey: Credit Derivatives Processing Improving (Press Release) (Survey Results) June 10, 2004
US Exchanges and Market Closings on June 11, 2004 (Statement) (Media Advisory) June 09, 2004
ISDA Japan Proposal for Establishment of OTC Market for Emissions Trading (English Summary Translation) (Full Japanese Language Report) June 09, 2004
Joint ISDA-LIBA-TBMA Letter to Norah Barger, Basel Committee on the capital treatment of unsettled transactions June 07, 2004

ISDA Comments on the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, and Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada)

June 07, 2004
Amicus Brief in connection with Finance One Public Company Limited v. Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. May 19, 2004
ISDA urges the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee to preserve current law "qualified covered call" (QCC) treatment for OTC options. ISDA letter to US Senate. ISDA letter to US House of Representatives. Memo on Qualified Covered Calls.
May 19, 2004
ISDA Definitions-Rate Cross-Reference Chart May 18, 2004
ISDA Comments on FASB Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets
May 18, 2004
Comment Letter on the Uniform Securities Act and the Model Securities Administration Act (Canada) May 10, 2004
ISDA News - May 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) May 7, 2004
Follow-up: ISDA requests clarification of effective date statements in Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on notional principal contracts April 27, 2004
ISDA releases results of 2004 ISDA Margin Survey April 26, 2004
ISDA Letter on Proposed Inter-American Treaty to Modernize Securities Ownership, Transfer and Pledging Legal Framework. ISDA submitted a letter in English, and Spanish or Portuguese (as applicable) to various members of the Organization of American States (OAS). April 23, 2004
Derivative Product Descriptions and Frequently Asked Questions about derivatives added to Educational Resources section of ISDA website April 20, 2004
ISDA: Demystifying Credit Derivatives Seminar for Journalists April 16, 2004
A Retrospective of ISDA's Activities in 2003-2004 April 13, 2004
ISDA files amicus brief on safe harbor provisions under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Enron Corp. v CSFB Int'l and CSFB LLC) April 7, 2004
ISDA Releases FpML Version 4.0 Recommendation; Announces FpML Editor/Viewer Tool Version 2.0
April 2, 2004
Top Academics Agree: Derivatives Help Companies Manage Financial Risk More Effectively (Press Release, Academic Survey)
April 1, 2004
ISDA Announces Year-End 2003 Market Survey Results
April 1, 2004
ISDA Publishes Implementation Plan for Operational Processing of OTC Derivatives (Press Release, Implementation Plan) March 31, 2004
ISDA Delegates Elect 14 Board Members; New Directors from Europe, Japan March 31, 2004
Collateral use Grows to $1.02 Trillion According to ISDA 2004 Margin Survey; 41% Increase over 2003 Levels
March 31, 2004
ISDA Study Examines Concentration of Credit Risk Among Major Derivatives Dealers (Press Release, Text of study)
March 31, 2004
ISDA publishes the 2004 Americas Interdealer Master Equity Derivatives Confirmation Agreement, Canadian Supplement and accompanying Explanatory Note March 29, 2004
REMINDER: ISDA's 19th Annual General Meeting March 25, 2004
Update on the NAIC's draft white paper on weather derivatives (Update, ISDA Comment Letter) March 24, 2004
ISDA requests clarification of effective date statements in Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on notional principal contracts March 19, 2004

Amicus Briefs filed in Enron Corp. v Lehman Bros. Fin. S.A. and in Enron Corp. and Enron North America Corp. v Bear Stearns International and Bear Stearns Securities Corp. regarding safe harbor provisions under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

March 17, 2004
ISDA responds to the Credit Risk Mitigation Sub-group of the Basel Committee on the treatment of Restructuring Risk March 12, 2004
ISDA shows support for Brazilian Local Master Agreement March 12, 2004
ISDA Comments on FASB Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1 and the finalization of IASB Statement No. 39 March 12, 2004
ISDA's 19th Annual General Meeting March 08, 2004
ISDA, EMTA and the Foreign Exchange Committee Publish Compendium of Amendments to Annex A to the 1998 FX and Currency Option Definitions March 08, 2004
ISDA, LIBA and TBMA Publish Compendium on Capital Treatment of Trading Book Items (Press Release, Compendium) March 04, 2004
ISDA-LIBA Responded to European Commission consultation on the Treatment of CIUs in the Trading Book and Banking Book March 04, 2004
ISDA Applauds CBRC Derivatives Rules March 01, 2004
ISDA response to UK consultation and implementation of the Credit Institutions Reorganisation and Winding Up Directive March 01, 2004
ISDA: Demystifying Derivatives Seminar for Journalists (London)
February 25, 2004
ISDA Comment Letter on NAIC's draft white paper entitled, "Weather Financial Instruments (Temperature): Insurance or Capital Markets Products?". February 25, 2004
ISDA News - February 2004 Newsletter (available to Members Only) February 19, 2004
New and Amended Brazilian Real Rate Source Definitions Announced by ISDA, EMTA and the FXC
February 18, 2004
ISDA comments on Basel Committee technical paper on the capital treatment of securitisation exposures February 16, 2004
Demystifying Derivatives Seminar for Journalists
February 12, 2004
ISDA Operations Committee Issues Best Practice Statement on Interest Compensation Claims February 12, 2004
ISDA representation on Identifying Issues for the IASC Foundation Constitution Review February 11, 2004
ISDA's representations on Proposed New Approach to the Taxation of Derivatives Based on Property and Share Values February 10, 2004
ISDA comments on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission capital proposals for Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies and Consolidated Supervised Entities; Appendices to SEC comment letter February 4, 2004
Documentation for OTC derivative transactions with Collective Investment Schemes published (ISDA commented on published documents, but was not the publisher.) January 27, 2004
ISDA-ISO Liaison Status Approved January 7, 2004
ISDA Letter of Intent to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners January 6, 2004
Supplement number 12 to the 2000 ISDA Definitions and Annex to the 2000 ISDA Definitions January 5, 2004