International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Clearing & Post-Trade

Standard-setters Issue Final Recommendations on Margining Practices

By Manesh Samtani | 17/01/2025

BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO published three final reports aimed at improving transparency, streamlining margin processes, and increasing the predictability of margin requirements

Structural Regulation

Korea Unveils Plan for Promoting Wider Adoption of KOFR

By Manesh Samtani | 12/12/2024

10% of IRS transactions and FRN issuance by FIs in 2025 will be KOFR-based. Central clearing of KOFR-based swaps will also start in 2025.

Trading & Investment

Philippines Launches Peso Interest Rate Swaps Market

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2024

The PESO IRS market will help deepen the capital market, boost trading and liquidity, and promote the development of yield curves.

Structural Regulation

ISDA Wins Industry Association of the Year at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 04/11/2024

ISDA won Industry Association of the Year at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024, celebrated at an in-person ceremony on 4 November 2024.

Cloud & Infrastructure

ISDA Wins Best Regulatory Reporting Initiative at 2024 Regulation Asia Awards

By Editors | 04/11/2024

ISDA was awarded Best Regulatory Reporting Initiative at the 7th Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2024 for its Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) solution.

Climate Risk

ICVCM Rejects Eight Methodologies in Latest CCP Assessment

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 13/08/2024

Eight renewable energy methodologies, representing 32% of the carbon credit market, fail to meet Core Carbon Principles requirements.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ISDA Calls for Greater Digitisation of Derivatives Documentation

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/07/2024

An industry survey has revealed that the average time taken to negotiate derivatives documents hasn’t fallen since 2006.

Tokenisation

Moody’s Joins MAS’ Project Guardian in Fixed Income Workstream

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/07/2024

The ratings agency aim is to enhance transparency, reduce systemic risk and promote the growth of the tokenisation industry.

Clearing & Post-Trade

ISDA Confirms Plans to Develop Industry Notices Hub

By Editors | 01/07/2024

ISDA received “strong support” for the plan and will now work with S&P Global Market Intelligence and Linklaters to build the platform.