The Model Netting Act draws on ISDA’s 30 years of experience of working with policy-makers and regulators across the globe on close-out netting legislation, and provides guidance and model provisions for those legislators looking to increase legal certainty under local law for netting. The 2018 act and accompanying guide expand upon previous versions, with updates to reflect the widespread adoption of bank resolution regimes, the introduction of mandatory margin requirements and the growth of Islamic finance. Translations into several languages are available.
On October 15, 2018, ISDA held a webinar on the Model Netting Act and Guide, which you can find out about here.
Documents (7) for 2018 Model Netting Act and Guide
- FINAL 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide Oct15(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide – Bahasa Indonesia translation(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide - French Translation(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide - Portuguese Translation(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide – Spanish Translation(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- 2018 ISDA Model Netting Act and Guide – Vietnamese translation(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
- IQ: ISDA Quarterly article by Habib Motani on Close-out Netting, February 2021(pdf) will open in a new tab or window
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