ISDA FATCA Market Education Note

The ISDA North American Tax Committee developed the ISDA FATCA Market Education Note as a resource for more information on FATCA and its effect on derivatives transactions. The note also explains the ISDA FATCA Provision, which market participants may wish to consider incorporating in their existing or future ISDA Master Agreements to address FATCA, as well as additional FATCA-related issues.

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,...