International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)

51 results about this entity

Period: 17 Mar 2005 - 18 Apr 2024

Dealers to accelerate central clearing of OTC trades

Under pressure from regulators, 15 of Wall Street's biggest banks have committed to significantly increase the use of central counterparties to clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

Derivatives market players warn Commission on dangers of over-regulation

Banks and brokers active in the derivatives markets have warned the European Commission to tread carefully in regulating the over-the-counter markets for fear of stifling innovation and increasing instability.

JPMorgan sacrifices CDS engine to open source in bid to stave off legislation

JPMorgan is to hand over its inhouse-developed CDS analytical engine to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to run as an open platform in an effort to increase transparency in credit default swaps pricing and stave off legislation.

Standards bodies collaborate for interoperability

The major financial market standards bodies have collaborated to create an 'investment roadmap' aimed at eventually establishing ISO 20022 as the common financial messaging standard, while maintaining the existing independent protocols.

Credit derivatives dealers cut backlogs by 80%

The world's largest credit derivatives dealers have managed to reduce backlogs of outstanding confirmations by more than 80% on average since last September, says the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

Industry groups hit out at FSA best execution proposals

Leading industry lobby groups have criticised proposals from the Financial Services Authority for the use of price benchmarks to demonstrate best execution in OTC and fixed income markets.

Trading errors soar in credit derivatives market

Around one in five credit derivatives trades made by US banks last year initially contained errors, double the previous rate, according to a survey by The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda).

Credit swaps volumes double as backlogs improve - Isda

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) says its latest industry survey shows significant improvements in post-trade processing of credit swaps, with the level of outstanding confirmations continuing to fall.

Credit derivatives dealers meet Fed targets

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the world's major derivatives dealers have met initial targets for reducing the backlog of unconfirmed trades in the booming $12.4 trillion credit derivatives market.

Record numbers sign-up to ISDA credit derivatives protocol

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) says more than 1400 market participants have agreed to use its new electronic messaging protocol for contract transfers of credit and interest rate derivatives.

Credit derivatives market booming

Industry concerns about risk management practices in the credit derivatives business have been thrown into sharp relief by a new survey from The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) showing a 128% rise in the use of the complex financial instruments.

Banks back ISDA protocol ahead of Fed's credit risk summit

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) says the world's major derivatives dealers - including the 14 banks summoned to meet at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to discuss risk management practices in the credit derivatives markets - have agreed to use a new electronic messaging protocol designed to remove some of the paper clogging up back offices.