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Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Publish Derivatives Data Reporting Transition Guidance

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Amendments to swap data reporting rules are expected to be implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued guidance to market...more

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: Derivatives Market Volatility Brings New Concerns and More Regulatory Scrutiny

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A turbulent global economy leaves financial institutions and other market participants in challenging positions as they try to hedge and protect their interests in an increasingly uncertain environment. Jones Day partner...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Decoding Derivatives – Q2 2021

The credit derivatives determinations process has, for some time, been clouded in relative mystery. As credit default swap (CDS) strategies have grown more complex and gray-area issues have become more commonplace, advocacy...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Decoding Derivatives – Q1 2021

Europcar Drives CDS Down a Familiar Path - When Europcar defaulted on its debt, buyers of approximately $100 million of credit default swap (CDS) protection expected significant payouts due to the anticipated low recovery on...more

Hogan Lovells

Checklist of key legal issues for derivatives counterparties amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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The current COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted many derivatives transactions. This note sets out a checklist of key legal issues market participants may need to consider in relation to OTC derivatives contracts....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

US ARRC Publishes Updated Best Practices Guidance, Provides Some Detail for Certain Milestones, But Retains YE 2021 Deadline

On May 27, 2020, the US Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) published updated best practices guidance, including a summary factsheet, complete best practices guidance and a graphical timeline. ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

ARRC Releases Best Practices for Orderly LIBOR Transition

On May 27, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) published recommended best practices for preparing for the end of USD LIBOR (the “Best Practices”). The Best Practices aim to provide appropriate target...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

COVID-19 Implications for the OTC Derivatives Markets

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

LIBOR to SOFR – Five Things Every Financial Services Provider Should Know

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1. What is LIBOR and why is it going away? The London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” is a reference rate commonly used in a broad range of financial contracts. In fact, it serves as a reference rate for tens of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

ISDA Reopens the CDS NTCE Protocol

ISDA has reopened the CDS NTCE Protocol prior to its effective date on Jan. 27, 2020. The Protocol will remain open for adherence until noon on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. ...more

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