ISDA Comment Letter to CFTC on Risk Management Requirements for DCOs

Contains the response of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “Commission”) notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPR”) regarding the regulations to implement derivatives clearing organization (“DCO”) core principles as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”).

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Paper on Proposal 6 on Margin Transparency

On November 16, ISDA published a document that looked at proposal 6 in the final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report on margin transparency. Proposal...

Tender Issued for DC Administrator Role

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have issued an invitation to tender for an independent regulated entity to serve as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs), which includes assuming the role of DC secretary. The DC...

ISDA SIMM: The Standard for IM Calculations

The ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM) plays an important role in ensuring margin calculations are consistent, transparent and aligned with global best practices and regulatory requirements. Since its launch in 2016, the model has been rigorously tested, regularly...