ISDA/SIFMA/IIB SBS Comment Letters to SEC

On March 21, ISDA, the Institute of International Bankers (IIB) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) submitted comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on three proposed security-based swaps (SBS) rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: 1. Proposed Rule 15Fh-4(c) Prohibition Against Undue Influence over Chief Compliance Officers, 2. Proposed Rule 10B-1 Position Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions and 3. Proposed Rule 9J-1 Prohibition Against Fraud, Manipulation or Deception in Connection with Security-Based Swaps.

The ISDA Notices Hub: One Year On

In times of war, armed forces are often required to mobilize over large distances at short notice. The most dreaded response to the question of how they are to be transported is ‘by LPC’, meaning ‘leather personnel carrier’ – the...

ISDA Response to OSC Call for Feedback

On June 26, ISDA responded to the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) consultation on facilitating access to its regulatory framework and reducing the burden for capital markets participants by publishing a machine-readable dataset of regulatory instruments. ISDA's comments are supportive of...

ISDA Comments on EP's MISP Draft Reports

On July 15, ISDA shared comments with policymakers in the European Union on the European Parliament’s (EP) draft reports by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Markus Ferber and MEP Eero Heinäluoma on the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP)....