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.

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...