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ISDA issues paper on clearing risk management best practices

On 24 January 2019, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published a paper containing a set of clearing risk management best practices for central counterparties (CCPs). The overriding principle guiding these recommendations is the importance of ensuring that CCP … Continue reading

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Arbitrating ISDA Disputes: A Bright Future for Derivative Markets

[Saurav Roy is a final-year law student [V B.A.LL.B] at ILS Law College, Pune] The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) is the go-to trade organisation for participants in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives market. The ISDA Master Agreement (“Master Agreement”) is … Continue reading

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ISDA Promotes a Race to the Bottom

Frustrated that Congress did not decide to collapse the CFTC and SEC as part of Dodd-Frank, and facing the reality that the SEC is still working on its rules under Title VII of Dodd-Frank, ISDA, the swaps industry trade group, … Continue reading

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ISDA updates Brexit FAQs

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has updated its publicly available FAQs on Brexit. It has also updated the more in-depth Brexit FAQs for its membership. Among other things the FAQs asks what amendments, if any, should market participants … Continue reading

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