ISDA and SIFMA Webinar on T+1 Settlement Cycle

On August 8, 2023, ISDA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) held a webinar that discussed an initiative to reduce the settlement cycle of relevant US and Canadian securities from T+2 to T+1. The change is scheduled to take place on May 27 and May 28, 2024, respectively.

A recording of the webinar is available here.

ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation

On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...

Refreshing the FX Definitions

A lot has changed in the FX derivatives market since 1998, when the last set of standard definitions for FX transactions were published. Trading volumes have grown substantially, and average daily turnover has risen by six times. Market practices have...

ISDA & EMTA Publish New FX Definitions

ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions...