On May 1, ISDA wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to request relief from certain US GAAP derivatives and hedging rules that otherwise may cause some cashflow hedge relationships to be discontinued because of the impact of some requirements included in the CARES ACT relief program.
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A compendium of links to new documents, research papers, press releases and comment letters published by ISDA in July 2025.