As a response to member feedback relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a period of consultation with its members beginning in 2022, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published a number...more
9/7/2023
/ Commodities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Support Annex (CSA) ,
Default ,
Derivatives ,
Email ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
ISDA ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
New Amendments ,
Notice Requirements ,
Structured Financial Products ,
Termination ,
UK
Pension funds and entities with in-scope intragroup OTC derivative transactions will be able to continue to rely on the temporary exemptions from clearing and/or margining requirements under UK EMIR, following the publication...more
In Grant & Ors v FR Acquisitions Corporation (Europe) Ltd & Anor (Re Lehman Brothers International (Europe)) [2022] EWHC 2532 (Ch), the English High Court ruled on an application for directions (the “Application”) made by the...more
2017 in the UK and the rest of Europe seems to have been primarily a year devoted to implementation – both of political decisions already made and of legislation that had already been enacted. On the political front, Brexit...more
2/5/2018
/ Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
MREL ,
Ring-Fencing ,
Shadow Banking ,
TLAC ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a “Dear CEO” letter on 28 February 2017 that requires urgent action from firms which operate a loan-based crowdfunding platform that facilitates loans to lending...more