ISDA Response to the Quebec Charter of the French Language Proposed Amendments

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) submitted a comment letter regarding proposed amendments to the Charter of the French Language, which would have a substantial impact on the derivatives industry in Quebec. ISDA proposed that the section at issue would not apply to contracts by mutual agreement in which the special terms and conditions specific to the parties were negotiable between them.

ISDA Recommendations on EMIR under MISP

On November 2, ISDA published its recommendations on the European Parliament compromise amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) under the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP). The briefing covers five areas: transaction reporting (Article 9), non-financial counterparties (Article...

Response on Transaction Reporting and Transparency

On October 30, ISDA submitted comments on the European Parliament’s (EP) proposed transaction reporting and transparency-related amendments to the European Commission’s Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP). On transaction reporting, ISDA commends the EP’s ambition but cautions against trying to...