International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda)
Trade bodies slam FSA 'achingly difficult' guidelines to Basel II
Leading industry associations have called for the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to make its handbook on the European Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) easier to understand.
Moulds appointed president of EMEAA at BoA
Jonathan Moulds is to take over from William Fall as president of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA) at Bank of America in London following Fall’s announcement of retirement after 11 years at the bank. The appointment will be effective…
Dealers move to tackle equity derivatives operational issues
Equity derivatives dealers are holding discussions on how to deal with operational issues facing their market, with 17 leading banks meeting at the London offices of UBS yesterday to discuss the matter. This was the first meeting of the Equity…
Isda issues follow-up to Novation Protocol
The Novation Protocol II differs from the original in being open-ended
Isda proposes net physical settlement
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has released a draft of the net physical settlement supplement to the 2003 credit derivatives definitions, which aims to simplify the settlement of credit default swaps (CDSs) after a credit event.
Isda AGM Singapore: MAS warns about back-office frailties
Banks must continue to improve their infrastructure for the settlement of derivatives trades to keep pace with developments in the front office, said speakers at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s annual general meeting in Singapore…
Isda AGM Singapore: Dana CDS index protocol published
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published a protocol solution to facilitate the settlement of credit derivatives trades involving Dana Corporation, which filed for bankruptcy on March 3, 2006.
Isda AGM Singapore: Two new Isda board directors elected
The International Swaps and Directive Association (Isda) elected 10 directors, including two newly elected to the role, at its annual general meeting in Singapore today.
Isda AGM Singapore: Isda working on sharia-compliant documentation
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is working to develop formal documentation for sharia-compliant derivatives transactions, chief executive Robert Pickel told RiskNews at an interview at the association’s annual general meeting in…
Isda AGM Singapore: Isda launches FpML services
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association will launch financial products markup language (FpML) services to support the use of the business information exchange protocol used to facilitate electronic dealing and processing of privately…
Isda AGM Singapore: Asia to stay high on Isda’s agenda
Asia will continue to stay high on the agenda of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, both in terms of the development of local financial markets and as a location for future meetings, officials said at the trade association's annual…
Isda AGM Singapore: Zerzan to head public policy at Isda
Gregory Zerzan, a former US Treasury employee, has joined the International Swaps and Derivatives Association as counsel and head of global public policy.
Isda AGM Singapore: Credit derivatives post-trade processing improves
Credit derivatives backlogs at large firms have decreased from 23.5 days to 16.2 days over the past year, according to the latest post-trade processing survey by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
Isda AGM Singapore: Credit derivatives up 39% in H2 2005, says Isda
The notional principal outstanding volume of credit default swaps (CDSs) grew 39% to $17.3 trillion in the second half of 2005, compared with 48% to $12.4 trillion in the first half, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s year…
Isda AGM Singapore: Membership rises to 700
Over 60 new companies have joined as members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association over the past year, bringing its membership to 700 firms globally, the association announced at its annual general meeting in Singapore today.
Isda AGM Singapore: Isda publishes fund derivatives definitions
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published its 2006 fund derivatives definitions at its annual general meeting (AGM) in Singapore.
Isda AGM Singapore: Collateral increases by 19% in OTC trades
The amount of collateral used in the over-the-counter derivatives market has grown annually by 19% to $1.44 trillion, according to the latest data published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association in its 2006 margin survey.
Isda, ICMA and TBMA form joint capital markets body
Three capital markets associations are to form a joint body that aims to streamline industry-wide co-operation between the derivatives, securities and bond markets. The Global Capital Markets Board (GCMB) will develop a common policy on market,…
Isda, ICMA and TBMA form joint capital markets body
Three capital markets associations are to form a joint body that aims to streamline industry-wide co-operation between the derivatives, securities and bond markets. The Global Capital Markets Board (GCMB) will develop a common policy on market,…
Isda launches evergreen novation protocol
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association today launched its updated Novation Protocol II (NPII).
PPF should not ignore CDSs, Isda says
The UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should recognise credit default swaps (CDSs) when assessing the risk attached to pension funds' investments, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association argued today.
Isda launches Chinese collateral glossary
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association today launched a Mandarin/ English glossary of collateral terms, as it seeks to encourage the use of collateral in credit risk mitigation for the Chinese-speaking world.
Isda introduces new definitions for FX and currency options
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Foreign Exchange Committee at the New York Federal Reserve have introduced an appendix to the 1998 definitions on FX and currency swaps this week. These changes are designed to standardise…
New CDS for ABS document to spur demand, says S&P
Analysts are predicting that revisions to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's documentation templates for credit default swap (CDS) options referenced to asset-backed securities (ABS) could spark a several billion dollar fillip in…