ISDA AGM 2019: Interview with Sébastien Raspiller, French Ministry of Economy and Finance

At its 34th Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong, ISDA caught up with Sébastien Raspiller, Head of Financial Sector Department, Directorate-General of the Treasury, French Ministry of Economy and Finance, and asked him: “What factors do you think financial institutions should consider when determining locations of their derivatives operations?”

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...

Response to SEC on FICC Guaranty Fund

On September 1, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), supporting the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (FICC) proposal to establish a dedicated guaranty fund at its government securities division (GSD). FICC had...