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.

Pursuing Efficiencies of Tokenization

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM), which was launched in September 2016 to coincide with the first phase of initial margin (IM) requirements for non-cleared derivatives, we’ve been reflecting on its...

Transition to Mandatory Central Clearing

US Treasury securities sit at the heart of global financial markets and serve as one of the primary forms of high-quality collateral across derivatives and securities financing markets. The transition to mandatory central clearing of US Treasuries therefore has implications...