ISDA responds to the FASB on improvements to hedge accounting rules

On November 4, 2016, ISDA’s Accounting Committee responded to a Financial Accounting Standards Board proposal on Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), which proposes certain modifications to the hedge accounting rules. In the letter, ISDA stressed that the primary focus of these efforts is to make hedge accounting more consistent with risk management practices and less complicated for practitioners to apply in certain areas.

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RMB IRD Growth in Mainland China & Hong Kong

This report analyzes interest rate derivatives (IRD) activity in mainland China and Hong Kong, with a particular focus on renminbi (RMB)-denominated IRD. It examines market growth, structure and integration across onshore and offshore centers, and places these developments within the...

Paper on Proposal 6 on Margin Transparency

On November 16, ISDA published a document that looked at proposal 6 in the final Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report on margin transparency. Proposal...

Tender Issued for DC Administrator Role

ISDA and the Credit Derivatives Governance Committee have issued an invitation to tender for an independent regulated entity to serve as the administrator for the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (DCs), which includes assuming the role of DC secretary. The DC...