ISDA has prepared this brief summary to assist in your consideration of the ISDA August 2012 Dodd-Frank (DF) Protocol. This summary does not purport to be and should not be considered a guide to or an explanation of all relevant issues in connection with your consideration of the protocol or related documents. Parties should consult with their legal advisers and any other advisers they deem appropriate as part of their consideration of the protocol prior to adhering. ISDAassumes no responsibility for any use to which any of its documentation or other documentation may be put.
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ISDA In Review – August 2026
A compendium of links to new documents, research papers, press releases and comment letters published by ISDA in August 2026.
Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals
Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...
Joint Response on CCP Resolution
On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...
Expanding Legal Agreement Coverage in the CDM
This paper examines the recent extension of the Common Domain Model (CDM)1 to represent two of the most significant, and previously undeveloped, areas of its legal agreement model: umbrella agreements and contract amendments. Umbrella agreements are widely used to document...