ISDA Response to FCA MMF Consultation

On March 8, ISDA responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on updating the regime for money market funds (MMF). In the response, ISDA highlights its support for using MMFs as collateral for non-cleared derivatives margin requirements and the advancement of tokenized MMFs to be used as collateral to increase collateral mobility, reduce collateral-related transaction costs and related settlement risks.

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Pursuing Efficiencies of Tokenization

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM), which was launched in September 2016 to coincide with the first phase of initial margin (IM) requirements for non-cleared derivatives, we’ve been reflecting on its...

Transition to Mandatory Central Clearing

US Treasury securities sit at the heart of global financial markets and serve as one of the primary forms of high-quality collateral across derivatives and securities financing markets. The transition to mandatory central clearing of US Treasuries therefore has implications...