ISDA MEMBER LOGIN REQUIRED. During the last months of 2012, ISDA submitted a number of specific requests for relief related to final regulatory requirements under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFTC responded to these requests and granted explicit relief in no-action letters and an interim final rule. In this webinar, we review the implementation challenges addressed in ISDA’s requests and discuss the relief granted by the CFTC.
Watch: Dodd-Frank Implementation: An Overview of ISDA Requests and CFTC Actions
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ISDA Omnibus Canadian Representation Letter
On September 2, ISDA published the Omnibus Canadian Representation Letter, which combines previously published representation letters drafted to assist firms in compliance with Canadian trade reporting, business conduct, regulatory margin and clearing classification rules. The Omnibus Canadian Letter is designed...
Joint Response on Cross-margining
On August 31, ISDA and FIA submitted a letter to the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the agencies’ joint request for comment on the implementation of portfolio margining and cross-margining...
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