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Market Infrastructure

FSB Urges ISDA to Embed LIBOR Pre-Cessation Trigger in Definitions

By Garima Chitkara | 21/11/2019

The FSB says a pre-cessation trigger should be added alongside a cessation trigger as standard language in definitions for both new and outstanding derivatives contracts.

Market Infrastructure

Hong Kong Leads Asia on LIBOR Transition Readiness: KPMG

By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2019

Survey findings and discussions with banks in the region indicate a lack of readiness for the LIBOR transition. But, failure to keep up will eventually prove disruptive, KPMG says.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Publishes Consultation Results on Benchmark Fallback Parameters

By Editors | 18/11/2019

The majority preferred a historical median spread adjustment with a five year lookback period, and a two-banking-day backward shift adjustment for the compounded setting in arrears rate.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019 – Results Announcement

By Editors | 14/11/2019

Regulation Asia held its second annual Awards ceremony on 13 November 2019 to recognise technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have helped shape the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific over the past year.

Press Release

ISDA Wins Best Solution for Initial Margin Compliance, Project Award for Derivatives Innovation

By Editors | 14/11/2019

ISDA has won the Best Solution in Initial Margin Compliance and an Outstanding Project award for its work in Derivatives Innovation.

Fintech / Regtech

Ageing Infrastructure Creating Derivatives Market Inefficiencies: ISDA Chief

By Editors | 10/11/2019

Firms still take more than a day on average to resolve reconciliations and disputes caused by a lack of data transparency through the trade lifecycle.

Market Infrastructure

A Liquid Global Swaps Market Relies on Deference: CFTC’s Quintenz

By Manesh Samtani | 29/10/2019

Market fragmentation poses serious risks to the liquidity and health of the derivatives markets, said CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz at the ISDA Annual Japan Conference.

Market Infrastructure

Australia: Smaller Institutions, Buy Side Less Prepared for Libor Cessation

By Manesh Samtani | 24/10/2019

Existing Libor-referencing contracts that don’t have robust fallback provisions in place will be tied up in very lengthy disputes, warned the RBA’s Christopher Kent at ISDA’s Australia Conference.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Publishes Final Results of IBOR Pre-Cessation Consultation

By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2019

The consultation did not yield a consensus among market participants regarding how to address pre-cessation issues related to a benchmark’s nonrepresentativeness.