ISDA continues to work with its members to finalize materials that will provide transparency for a new convention to reduce the frequency with which single-name CDS roll to new on-the-run contracts. This revised Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) document explains the proposal in regard to expected trading and operational conventions for certain credit derivative transactions as of December 21, 2015. (***Please Note: ISDA may update these FAQs on occasion. Please check back periodically for new versions.)
Documents (1) for Updated FAQ: Amend Single Name On-The-Run Frequency
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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...
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...
Accounting for Carbon Credits: Latest Developments
This paper updates and extends the analysis set out in ISDA’s October 2023 paper on accounting for carbon credits. While preserving the original focus on the accounting treatment of voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) and compliance carbon credits (CCCs), it expands...