International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda)
New interest rate definitions see rapid adoption
Isda AGM: Trade body’s general counsel warns swaps users not to rely on 2006 rulebook
FSB warns on Archegos-style leverage
Isda AGM: Knot takes dim view of banks piling up leverage blind
Market braces for end of Russia central bank sanctions carve-out
Isda AGM: general licence expires on May 25, threatening bond payments and deliverable ruble settlement
Banks eye ‘nirvana’ in machine-executable swaps reporting
Coded reporting requirements to save banks “millions” in compliance costs
EU considers delay to OTC derivatives tape
Member states raise prospect of delaying introduction of consolidated feed
What’s up with the docs? Isda aims to set standard for crypto
Industry body looks to standardise digital derivatives documents, but some wonder if it is best placed to do so
Isda set to draft China netting opinion
Banks could be in a position to turn on close-out netting in China by third quarter
Isda broadens FRTB carbon trading study to win over sceptics
New study shows risk weights too high for US markets, but data from 2008 still missing
Lessons from UMR phase five
Sponsored Q&A
CDS users mull ‘uniform’ price as Russia fallback
Pricing agreement could replace dealer estimates if sanctions scupper default auctions
Offshore waves: how the ruble is becoming a painful trade
As liquidity dries up in markets affected by sanctions, trading is shifting from electronic venues
Automate today to prepare for initial margin compliance
Neil Murphy, business manager, TriOptima, at OSTTRA explores how automation can increase efficiency and maximise time savings across margin activities, delivering collateral cost reductions and allowing firms to focus their attentions on higher-value…
Buckle up for the bitcoin legal revolution
The brave new world of crypto derivatives needs new thinking for its legal framework, says D2LT CEO
Time’s up for UK banks to unwind swaps with VTB
Majority of contracts have been terminated, but laggards face prospect of default
OTC nickel contracts stuck despite trading resumption
Contracts still unable to settle using new prices, but Isda template may solve the issue
US funds edge towards SOFR adoption
Counterparty Radar: A fifth of swap notional held in Q4 references the RFR but funds still lean on USD Libor
CDS committee to rule on scope of eligible Russian debt
Group will determine whether bonds with ruble payment options can trigger the contracts
Moscow Exchange closure leaves equity swap contracts in limbo
Isda plans to issue guidance on the application of commonly used disruption event clauses
Russia sanctions throw derivatives market into disarray
Lawyers say western banks face illegality terminations; industry groups plan deliverable ruble workaround
Market begs EC for more time to mull euro clearing proposals
Firms given one month to respond on wide-ranging consultation around relocation of euro swaps
Market set to reject SEC’s anti-fraud CDS rules ... again
Industry groups dislike retread of rules around fraud and manipulation, and want longer comment period
Innovation in technology: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
Risk Awards 2022: Isda takes a fintech turn with quant analysis tool Perun, leveraging data standards legacy
CFTC delays rewritten swaps reporting rules after industry plea
Firms still face multiple rounds of compliance to implement UPI and ISO standards
EU’s IM model validation rules may put Simm in jeopardy
Draft RTS creates validation hurdles and cross-border conflicts, industry warns