Isda master agreement
Isda proposes new central hub for critical notices
Trade body seeks industry feedback on one-stop shop for default notices and other critical comms; sceptics say the service is “not a universal solution”
Stick to the fax? Isda seeks to revamp close-out notice methods
Plans to update termination notice provisions still won’t quite pull the plug on use of fax machines
Isda docs saved crypto start-up that lent to Alameda
Early termination clause allowed Cega to recover $13.6 million in loans to failed trading firm
China’s cross-border master agreement fails to excite dealers
New Nafmii OTC derivatives document provides greater flexibility, but dealers may stick to Isda
Dealers predict Swap Connect will boost China’s swaps market
Banks expect strong interest from clients wishing to trade instruments onshore via new access scheme
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
Indian banks struggle to make gains from close-out netting law
Lawyers say undocumented derivatives trades hinder the audit trail needed to secure capital benefits
Isda’s ‘master’ master agreement courts controversy
Single master agreement to cover repo, securities lending and derivatives could bring efficiencies, but many remain sceptical
The digitisation of legal negotiations and data
In partnership with Risk.net, specialists from AcadiaSoft, Linklaters, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association weighed in on the digitisation of derivatives documentation for a virtual roundtable discussion. Recent innovations, aimed at…
BNPP’s English court win calms ‘jurisdiction shopping’ fears
Unanimous decision reaffirms importance of English law provisions in derivatives contracts, say lawyers
SFT netting trails swaps at big EU banks
Netting wiped €1.5 trillion off nine G-Sibs' swaps exposures
‘No way’ to avoid no-trade lists in no-deal Brexit
EU clients are likely to sever some cross-border ties with UK banks
Rumble in the IM jungle: how new platforms match up
After testing rival margin services, banks now have to pick a favourite – one has better tech, the other is cheaper
Risk of no-trade lists as banks leave Brexit plans late
European clients could face bottleneck of contract transfer requests from relocating banks
Brexit threatens some swaptions trades
Force majeure clauses could be triggered on physically settled contracts
A&O vs Linklaters in IM platform race
Law firms are backing rival attempts to cut margin doc costs for buy side
EBF to update European master agreement
Derivatives and repo docs to be amended in light of new regulations, giving users an EU law option post-Brexit
A common interest in common law
Losing UK court judgement recognition in EU would not dim enthusiasm for English law contracts
Sberbank: doubts over courts hamper netting in Russia
Unpredictable decisions undermining faith in close-out netting opinion, says Russian bank
Holes in the net: lawyers split over China netting opinions
Law firms are offering close-out netting opinions, but not everyone agrees it is possible