International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda)
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry and regulators clash during discussion of tightened commodity rules
Lack of non-cleared margin rules in Asia sparks dealer concern
Requirements for non-cleared swaps delayed until September 2016 but firms in Asia may still not be ready
CFTC admits it will miss deadline on swap dealer study
Delay raises questions about automatic cut to de minimis threshold in 2017
Korean parliament fails to pass clearing bill
Korean setback puts at risk September deadline for recognising KRX
Highlights from Isda's 2015 AGM
Risk.net's coverage of Isda's 30th annual general meeting
Banks struggle to make strategy calls as rules pile up
Isda AGM: Interaction between some rules “very, very convex”, says Deutsche exec
Basel lacks data to judge FRTB impact, critics claim
Isda AGM: Proposed trading book rules are “nuts”, says Ramambason of BNP Paribas
Isda: majority of swaps users believe market is fragmenting
Isda AGM: increased cost of hedging biggest concern in end-user survey
Scott O'Malia: time for a regulatory time out
Isda chief calls for a pause in rule-making to "fix the errors"
Revamping of Korea's clearing model up for parliamentary vote
Pressure mounts to push through a crucial bill needed for CCP equivalence
Video – Asia's illiquid markets complicate CCP default process: Isda
Directional portfolios and limited diversification will hamper recovery process
Evasion concerns hamper Mifid package trade fix
Esma working on package trades, but "too premature" to discuss a solution
Swaps industry mulling new utility for margin compliance
Utility would run daily margin calls, using open source version of industry’s standard model
CCP debate needs to go beyond skin in the game
Discussion needs to move on to how to keep markets functioning in a default
Repo and securities lending face swap-style stays
Regulators and industry to meet in London on March 2
Big plans for derivatives termination stays – the BoE view
Stays will extend to buy-side, repo, and securities lending, says BoE’s Gracie
Malaysia close to becoming a clean netting jurisdiction
Banks will save hundreds of millions of dollars in risk-weighted assets
Japan banks will avoid US firms over margin rules
Dollar bias of US uncleared margin rules will impact swap pricing
Non-cleared margin rules pose cross-border challenge – Isda
Key differences between European and US rules could hit Asia
Buy side attacks Isda early termination protocol
Lawyers and funds allege lack of consultation in crucial too-big-to-fail fix
Negative Eonia splits US and EU banks, traders and lawyers
Collateral posters should pay when rates are negative, US banks believe
Conflict of interest: banks call for unity on Eonia
Traders fear swap market will be split by 0% floor disputes
Deadline looms for Isda group on resolution protocol
Working group still grappling with capital, timing, bankruptcy issues
The fear of being naked
The industry is not finding it easy to give up termination rights