Greek Sovereign Debt FAQ

The following are responses to frequently-asked questions ISDA has received in connection with the application of credit derivatives to a potential restructuring or re-profiling of Greek sovereign debt. The following does not constitute legal advice, and is subject in all respects to any determination that the ISDA EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee may make in relation to CDS referencing the Hellenic Republic (Greece).

Recognition of Cross-product Netting is Critical

US regulators are in the process of making important changes to the regulatory capital framework by proposing modifications to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio, which should help stop it from acting as a non-risk-sensitive constraint on bank capacity – a...

ISDA, GFXD Response to FCA on SI Regime

On September 10, ISDA and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association responded to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation paper CP25/20 on the systematic internalizer (SI) regime for derivatives and bonds. ISDA and the...