International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Cryptocurrency

ISDA Advances Work to Develop Standards for Crypto Derivatives

By Editors | 15/12/2021

Contractual standards for digital asset derivatives will provide a foundation for the market and help enhance transparency, liquidity and price discovery.

AI Risk & Governance

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2021 – Results Announcement

By Editors | 10/12/2021

Regulation Asia held its fourth annual Awards ceremony on 9 December 2021. Here we explain our methodology and announce the winners for the year.

Capital Adequacy

ISDA Named Industry Association of the Year

By Editors | 10/12/2021

ISDA was recognised for its work on LIBOR transition, initial margin compliance, Basel III benchmarking, digitisation initiatives, a new digital documentation platform, and ESG standards.

Structural Regulation

ISDA Awarded Best LIBOR Transition Solution for Fallbacks Work 

By Editors | 10/12/2021

The ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Protocol enables market participants to incorporate robust fallbacks into legacy trades referencing LIBOR, significantly mitigating systemic risk.

Sustainable Finance

ISDA Calls for Legal Clarity on Voluntary Carbon Credits

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/12/2021

Legal clarity across jurisdictions would support the drafting of standardised documentation for a voluntary carbon credit OTC derivatives market.

Credit Risk

CBIRC Issues Clarification on Close-out Netting Enforceability

By Manesh Samtani | 02/12/2021

The CBIRC seeks to clarify the enforceability of close-out netting in China, saying the labelling of the country as a “non-netting jurisdiction” has harmed its financial institutions.

Trading & Investment

Australia to Drop LIBOR in Cross Currency Swaps Trading

By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2021

BBSW/LIBOR will shift to BBSW/SOFR in cross currency basis swaps trading, though the move presents challenges inherent to an IBOR/RFR pairing.

Structural Regulation

Japan Unveils Decisions on Treatment of Legacy LIBOR Contracts

By Manesh Samtani | 23/11/2021

Synthetic JPY LIBOR may be used if the contracting parties agree to do so, as well as in “exceptional cases” where it is difficult to proceed with negotiations.

Structural Regulation

FCA Confirms Rules on Using Synthetic GBP and JPY LIBOR

By Manesh Samtani | 16/11/2021

Synthetic GBP and JPY LIBOR rates will be published until end-2022 and can be used in all legacy LIBOR contracts other than cleared derivatives.