ISDA publishes Bilateral Form of Amendment Agreement for Certain Silver Transactions

ISDA publishes Bilateral Form of Amendment Agreement for Certain Silver Transactions

ISDA has published a Bilateral Form of Amendment Agreement for Certain Silver Transactions, which addresses the winding down of the administration of the London Silver Fix by the London Silver Market Fixing Limited on August 14, 2014. Counterparties with outstanding contracts referencing the ‘SILVER-FIX’ can use the amendment agreement to replace that with a new commodity reference price, which may include a reference to the new London Silver Price, expected to be available from August 15, 2014. The amendment agreement can be downloaded here, while an explanatory note can be found here.

RMB IRD Growth in Mainland China & Hong Kong

This report analyzes interest rate derivatives (IRD) activity in mainland China and Hong Kong, with a particular focus on renminbi (RMB)-denominated IRD. It examines market growth, structure and integration across onshore and offshore centers, and places these developments within the...

Paper on Proposal 6 on Margin Transparency

On November 16, ISDA published a document that looked at proposal 6 in the final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report on margin transparency. Proposal...

Tender Issued for DC Administrator Role

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have issued an invitation to tender for an independent regulated entity to serve as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs), which includes assuming the role of DC secretary. The DC...