NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
ISDA Announces Annual Determinations Committees Outcome
NEW YORK, Friday, March 30, 2012 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the outcome of the annual process to determine members of ISDA’s five regional Determinations Committees, which together comprise the global decision-making structure around events in the credit default swaps (CDS) industry.
The Determinations Committees were established in March 2009, as a key element of the process by which CDS auction settlement was incorporated into standard ISDA CDS documentation. The Committees make binding determinations, such as whether a credit event has occurred, whether an auction will be held and what obligations are deliverable for purposes of the auction. There are five regional Committees, each comprising 12 dealer firms, of which two are consultative (non-voting), and six non-dealer (buy-side) members, of which one is consultative. The determinations are made in accordance with the criteria set out in the Determinations Committees Rules.
“The Determinations Committees are a critical component of the CDS market infrastructure. As recent events have shown, they are a robust, transparent and effective mechanism for determining questions that impact the CDS industry,” said David Geen, General Counsel, ISDA. “As always, we are grateful to all the institutions involved for their ongoing commitment to this important process.”
The firms, which will serve on the Committees effective April 30, 2012, are set out below:
Voting Dealers (for all regions):
Bank of America N.A. Barclays Bank plc
Citibank, N.A.Credit Suisse InternationalDeutsche Bank AG Goldman Sachs InternationalJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
UBS AG
Consultative Dealer (for all regions):
Nomura International plc
Voting Non-Dealers (for all regions):
Citadel LLCD.E. Shaw Group & Co., L.P. BlueMountain Capital Management, LLCPacific Investment Management Co., LLCElliott Management Corporation
Regional Dealers:
Americas Voting Dealer: BNP ParibasAmericas Consultative Dealer: Société Générale
Europe Voting Dealer: BNP ParibasEurope Consultative Dealer: Société Générale
Japan Voting Dealer: Mizuho Securities Co., LtdJapan Consultative Dealer: BNP Paribas
Asia Ex-Japan Voting Dealer: BNP ParibasAsia Ex-Japan Consultative Dealer: Société Générale
Australia / New Zealand Voting Dealer: BNP ParibasAustralia / New Zealand Consultative Dealer: Société Générale
Consultative Non-Dealer (for all regions):
MetLife, Inc.
The Determinations Committee rules and CDS documentation are available on ISDA’s website:http://www.isda.org/credit/.
For Media Enquiries, Please Contact:
Lauren Dobbs, ISDA New York, +1 212 901 6019, ldobbs@isda.orgRebecca O’Neill, ISDA London, +44 203 088 3586, roneill@isda.org Donna Chan, ISDA Hong Kong, +852 2200 5906, dchan@isda.org
About ISDASince 1985, ISDA has worked to make the global over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets safer and more efficient. Today, ISDA is one of the world’s largest global financial trade associations, with over 815 member institutions from 58 countries on six continents. These members include a broad range of OTC derivatives market participants: global, international and regional banks, asset managers, energy and commodities firms, government and supranational entities, insurers and diversified financial institutions, corporations, law firms, exchanges, clearinghouses and other service providers. Information about ISDA and its activities is available on the Association’s web site: www.isda.org.
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