ISDA Margin Survey 2015

The latest ISDA Margin Survey shows a small decline in the total amount of collateral supporting non-cleared derivatives transactions in 2014, in part due to a continued shift to central clearing. This shift has meant the collateral supporting cleared transactions has increased significantly. The number of client cleared collateral agreements also experienced sharp growth, as an increasing number of end users began clearing in response to regulatory changes.

Refreshing the FX Definitions

A lot has changed in the FX derivatives market since 1998, when the last set of standard definitions for FX transactions were published. Trading volumes have grown substantially, and average daily turnover has risen by six times. Market practices have...

ISDA & EMTA Publish New FX Definitions

ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions...

ISDA Position Paper on SFDR Review

On February 27, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) published a position paper on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed revisions to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2.0). The paper welcomes the EC’s proposal as a...