ISDA/SIFMA AMG/MFA Response to LEI ROC’s Second Consultation on Fund Relationships

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”), Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Asset Management Group (“SIFMA AMG”), and Managed Funds Association (“MFA”) joint response to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Regulatory Oversight Committee’s (ROC) Second Consultation on Fund Relationships in the Global LEI System.

Pursuing Efficiencies of Tokenization

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM), which was launched in September 2016 to coincide with the first phase of initial margin (IM) requirements for non-cleared derivatives, we’ve been reflecting on its...

Transition to Mandatory Central Clearing

US Treasury securities sit at the heart of global financial markets and serve as one of the primary forms of high-quality collateral across derivatives and securities financing markets. The transition to mandatory central clearing of US Treasuries therefore has implications...

ISDA Publishes Updated ISDA SIMM Governance

ISDA has published an updated version of the ISDA SIMM® Governance Framework, which sets out the principles under which the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model® operates and the process through which it will be reviewed and amended on a consistent...