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South African banks do not currently have any regulatory requirement to disclose information relating to how they are implementing Environme

A series of recent high-profile outages and business disruptions at European banks has highlighted the threat that a lack of digital...

It is possible that a counterparty pair may have an existing Credit Support Annex (CSA) which provides for one party to post an...

At the ISDA® Annual Legal Forum in London, I was excited to hear that work is underway on a new platform called the ISDA® Notices Hub –...

I was the ‘dummy’ in the room at the ISDA® Annual Legal Forum in London at the end of January, until a great panel of experts (Peter...

It is no secret that technology and automation have transformed modern life – from smart phones changing the way we communicate and...

As we move into 2024, there are some key developments and regulatory deadlines which should be on your radar. A.     Initial Margin...

Historically, if one wanted to use securities as a way of securing an obligation (for instance, using securities as collateral to secure...

The standard set-off provision can be found in clause 6(f) of the 2002 ISDA® Master Agreement. Set-off is used in the final settlement...

The Joint Standard 2 of 2020 Margin Requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC Derivative Transactions (‘the Margin Rules’) apply to a...

On 1 January 2023 an amendment to the 'collateral arrangement' definition was brought into effect. The impact of this amendment is that...

Stop creating new USD LIBOR contracts as soon as possible. Identify existing contracts that reference USD LIBOR (early identification is...