The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) recently commissioned law firm Linklaters to conduct an independent assessment of the function, governance and membership of the Credit Derivatives...more
In connection with the anticipated discontinuance of LIBOR and similar benchmarks, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published the 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol (Protocol) to help market...more
With the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, its full implications remain unknown. For OTC derivatives market participants, COVID-19 raises a number of considerations that firms should take into...more
3/17/2020
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China ,
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
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Emergency Management Plans ,
Financial Markets ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Holidays ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Investment ,
ISDA ,
Market Participants ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Public Health ,
Valuation
Challenge of the guidelines of the European Banking Authority and notice of compliance by the Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority (ACPR) In its notice of September 8, 2017, the ACPR stated that it complies with...more
1/13/2020
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Borrowers ,
Central Counterparties ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Credit Agreements ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
EURIBOR ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
France ,
Intermediaries ,
Investment Firms ,
Lenders ,
Prudential Standards
Le règlement (UE) n°2019/834 (EMIR Refit ou EMIR 2.1) publié au JOUE le 28 mai 2019 est entré en vigueur le 17 juin 2019.
L'objectif majeur d’EMIR Refit est de limiter l'application du règlement (UE) n°648/2012 (EMIR) aux...more
7/29/2019
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AMF ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Non-Financial Counterparties (NFC) ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
Threshold Requirements
On April 18, 2019, the final text amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) was adopted by the European Parliament. The update to EMIR is widely referred to as EMIR REFIT and will come into effect on June...more
On Feb. 6, the French government put forth a statutory instrument (l'ordonnance n° 2019-75 du 6 février 2019, hereinafter the l’ordonnance) containing changes to French law, including the French monetary and insurance codes,...more
With the date for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union rapidly approaching, several recent developments concerning derivatives (both legal and political) are likely to be of interest to UK and EU27 counterparties....more
2/13/2019
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Cooperation Agreement ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Futures ,
Information Sharing ,
ISDA ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements