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Tag: US Public Policy

Global | December 15, 2020

ISDA Guidance Note for Addressing Sanctions Issues in ISDA Documentation

In December 2019, ISDA published a white paper (available here) examining the unique aspects of derivatives... Read more

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Speeches & testimony | October 29, 2020

ISDA US Public Policy Conference Opening Remarks

US Public Policy Conference – Virtual Event October 29, 2020 Opening Remarks Scott O’Malia, ISDA... Read more

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Global | December 18, 2019

Economic Sanctions Programs & Derivatives

The expanded and increasingly novel use of targeted economic sanctions programs in recent years has... Read more

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Press Releases | September 17, 2019

ISDA Response to US Proposed Rule-making on Swap Margin Requirements

ISDA has published the following response to US proposed rule-making on swap margin requirements. “We... Read more

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Speeches & testimony | June 26, 2019

Testimony to US Senate Committee on Agriculture

Written Statement of Scott O’Malia Chief Executive Officer International Swaps and Derivatives Association US Senate... Read more

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Capital | May 6, 2019

SA-CCR: Impact on the US

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) designed the new standardized approach to counterparty credit... Read more

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Press Releases | March 18, 2019

ISDA, SIFMA, ABA, BPI and FIA Comment on Proposed Standardized Approach for Calculating Exposure Amount of Derivatives Contracts

ISDA, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), the... Read more

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Capital | March 18, 2019

Industry Response to Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR)

ISDA, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), the... Read more

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Press Releases | September 20, 2018

ISDA and US Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness Publish CFTC-SEC Safe Harbor Recommendation

ISDA and the US Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) have published a new... Read more

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Research Notes | July 2, 2018

Actual Cleared Volumes vs. Mandated Cleared Volumes: Analyzing the US Derivatives Market

Encouraging the clearing of standardized derivatives has been a major priority for policy-makers. This has... Read more

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