ISDA Response to 2021 CDIC Amendments

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) has been actively engaged for many years with providing input on regulatory reforms impacting derivatives in major jurisdictions globally, including Canada. ISDA appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Department of Finance Canada (the “Department”) with respect to proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (the “Act”) contained within Bill C-30 (the Budget Implementation Act) (the “Bill”).

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Response to BoE on Systemic Stablecoins

On February 10, ISDA responded to the Bank of England’s (BoE) consultation on a proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins. In the response, ISDA highlights that any regulatory framework should be assessed through the lens of prudent risk management...

SwapsInfo Full Year 2025 and Q4 2025

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