ISDA Responds to European Commission’s Draft Margin Equivalence Decision

On February 17, 2021, ISDA responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the proposed Article 13 equivalence decisions under the European Market infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) for prudential regulators in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and US, in the context of margin requirements under EMIR.

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