ISDA Requests Relief from SEC on Accounting

On May 1, ISDA wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to request relief from certain US GAAP derivatives and hedging rules that otherwise may cause some cashflow hedge relationships to be discontinued because of the impact of some requirements included in the CARES ACT relief program.

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...