ISDA Recommends Aligning Clearing and Trading Obligations

On July 6, ISDA published a briefing paper outlining its support for alignment of the clearing obligation under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and the derivatives trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. ISDA recommends that alignment be based on transaction and counterparty terms, with a view to enhancing legal certainty for market participants.

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Paper on Proposal 6 on Margin Transparency

On November 16, ISDA published a document that looked at proposal 6 in the final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report on margin transparency. Proposal...

Tender Issued for DC Administrator Role

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have issued an invitation to tender for an independent regulated entity to serve as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs), which includes assuming the role of DC secretary. The DC...

ISDA SIMM: The Standard for IM Calculations

The ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM) plays an important role in ensuring margin calculations are consistent, transparent and aligned with global best practices and regulatory requirements. Since its launch in 2016, the model has been rigorously tested, regularly...