ISDA 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Standard Amendment Agreement

The ISDA Standard Amendment Agreement – 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Form has been posted on the ISDA EMIR page.

The ISDA Standard Amendment Agreement can be used between market participants to comply with the obligations imposed by Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) on a bilateral basis. Note that by its terms the standard amendment agreement relates only to ISDA Master Agreements as it is an amendment agreement in the form traditionally used to amend ISDA Master Agreements. If parties wish to cover other agreements this can be built into the agreement, as noted in the footnotes.

Response on Commodity Derivatives Markets

On April 22, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets. In addition to questions on position management, reporting and...

Episode 50: The Value of Derivatives

A new report from ISDA shows that companies all over the world use derivatives to alleviate uncertainty, transfer risk and enhance profitability. ISDA discusses the findings with Boston Consulting Group’s Roy Choudhury. Please view this page via Chrome to access...

ISDA/IIF Response to EC Market Risk Consultation

On February 22, ISDA and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the application of the market risk prudential framework. The associations believe the capital framework should be risk-appropriate and...

ISDA Submits Letter on Environmental Credits

On April 15, ISDA submitted a response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) consultation on environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. The response supports the FASB’s overall proposals to establish clear and consistent accounting guidance for environmental credits, but...