G20: Industry Letters to the Global Supervisors

Below are industry letters (and supplements) to the global supervisory group, and explanatory press releases which serve as useful summaries.

 

March 2010 Press Release http://www.ny.frb.org/newsevents/news/markets/2010/ma100301.html
  Letter https://www.isda.org/a/nxoEE/ISDA-Fed-Letter-March-1-2010.pdf
  Supplement https://www.isda.org/a/6xoEE/March2010FEDLetter-Summary-letter-and-table.pdf
June 2009 Press Release http://www.ny.frb.org/newsevents/news/markets/2009/ma090602.html
  Letter https://www.isda.org/a/kxoEE/060209letter.pdf
  Supplement https://www.isda.org/a/0xoEE/060209table.pdf
October 2008 Letter https://www.isda.org/a/PxoEE/Fed-Letter-Final10-31-08.pdf
  Summary https://www.isda.org/a/VxoEE/New-York-Feds-Supplement.pdf
July 2008 Press Release http://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/markets/2008/an080731.html
  Letter https://www.isda.org/a/WxoEE/July-31-2008-Fed-Letter.pdf
  Supplement https://www.isda.org/a/VxoEE/New-York-Feds-Supplement.pdf
June 2008 Press Release http://www.ny.frb.org/newsevents/news/markets/2008/ma080609.html
March 2008 Press Release http://www.ny.frb.org/newsevents/news/markets/2008/an080327.html
  Letter http://www.ny.frb.org/newsevents/news/markets/2008/an080327.pdf

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