Liquidity and Risk Management in Single-name CDS and Implications for MIFIR

On April 27, ISDA finalized a paper addressing recent concerns about clearing, illiquidity and opacity of single-name credit default swaps (CDS). The paper includes analysis of US rules and data underpinning an outline for a workable transparency regime for single-name CDS, balancing both liquidity and transparency.

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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,...