Canadian Clearing Classification Letter

On January 19, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators published National Instrument 94-101, Mandatory Central Counterparty Clearing of Derivatives and a related companion policy (the “Canadian Mandatory Clearing Rule”). This classification letter allows market participants to provide their counterparties with status information in order to determine if they are in scope for purposes of the Canadian Mandatory Clearing Rule. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND FRENCH.

ISDA/IIB/SIFMA request to extend 22-14

This joint ISDA/IIB/SIFMA letter requests reporting relief for certain non-US swap dealers in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Switzerland or the United Kingdom with respect to their swaps with non-US persons.  The joint trade association letter, submitted to CFTC...

A Positive Step to Improve the FRTB in the EU

As the Basel III capital reforms are finalized for implementation in key jurisdictions, ISDA is maintaining a laser focus on making sure the rules are robust and risk-appropriate. Simply put, if capital requirements are set disproportionately high, this will have...