FAQ: Amend Single Name On-The-Run Frequency

ISDA continues to work with its members to finalize materials that will provide transparency for a new proposal to reduce the frequency with which single-name CDS roll to new on-the-run contracts. This Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) document explains the proposal in regard to expected trading and operational conventions for certain credit derivative transactions as of December 20, 2015. (***Please Note: ISDA may update these FAQs on occasion. Please check back periodically for new versions.)

RMB IRD Growth in Mainland China & Hong Kong

This report analyzes interest rate derivatives (IRD) activity in mainland China and Hong Kong, with a particular focus on renminbi (RMB)-denominated IRD. It examines market growth, structure and integration across onshore and offshore centers, and places these developments within the...

Paper on Proposal 6 on Margin Transparency

On November 16, ISDA published a document that looked at proposal 6 in the final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report on margin transparency. Proposal...

Tender Issued for DC Administrator Role

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have issued an invitation to tender for an independent regulated entity to serve as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs), which includes assuming the role of DC secretary. The DC...