ISDA Response to BoE and FCA on UK EMIR Refit

On July 23, ISDA responded to a consultation from the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the additional draft Q&A for position-level reporting of spread bets under the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) Refit. ISDA agreed with the proposal to require reporting of spread bets at position level only, while highlighting the requirement for all derivatives to be reported at the trade level, and the mutual agreement needed between parties for position-level reporting to occur.

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...