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US Public Policy

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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ISDA and CCMC Publish CFTC-SEC Safe Harbor Recommendation 20092018 (pdf)

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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Actual Cleared Volumes vs Mandated Cleared Volumes (pdf)

Capital | June 26, 2018

Joint Trades eSLR/TLAC Comment Letter

Executive Summary The leverage ratio is a poor indicator of bank condition. The Proposal would... Read more

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Joint Trades eSLR and TLAC Comment Letter (pdf)

Webcasts & videos | April 26, 2018

ISDA AGM 2018: Fireside Chat with J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman, U.S. CFTC

A Fireside Chat with J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Hosted by... Read more

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derivatiViews | March 8, 2018

Safe Harbor a Solution to CFTC/SEC Duplication

ISDA has long flagged the importance of harmonized derivatives rule sets, but this isn’t just... Read more

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Speeches & testimony | February 14, 2018

ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia Testimony to US House Financial Services Committee

Written Testimony of Scott O’Malia Chief Executive Officer International Swaps and Derivatives Association Before... Read more

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Scott O'Malia Testimony to US House Financial Services Committee February 2018 (pdf)

Capital | November 22, 2017

ISDA-FIA Supplemental Comment Letter to G-SIB Surcharge

ISDA and the Futures Industry Association (FIA) supplemental comment letter on the proposed changes by... Read more

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FIA ISDA - Supplemental G-SIB Surcharge Comment Letter (11 22 17) (pdf)

Capital | October 11, 2017

ISDA-FIA Comment Letter to Federal Reserve on FR Y-15 Proposal

ISDA and the Futures Industry Association (FIA) comment letter on the proposed changes by the Board of Governors... Read more

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FIA-ISDA - G-SIB Surcharge OTC Derivatives Comment Letter (FINAL) (pdf)

Speeches & testimony | September 18, 2017

ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia’s address at ISDA Washington Policy Conference

ISDA Washington Policy Conference 2017 Opening Remarks – Scott O’Malia, ISDA CEO Monday September 18,... Read more

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Data & Reporting | August 21, 2017

Swaps Data Reporting Roadmap Response

ISDA and SIFMA joint response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of... Read more

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isda-sifma-comments-cftc-dmo-roadmap-swap-data-reporting-21-aug-2017-final (pdf)