On April 8, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (“ARRC”) agreed to align itself with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), in recommending to the market a “spread adjustment”...more
4/10/2020
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For the first time in the history of derivatives, regulators in leading markets will require assets to collateralize many derivatives which are not settled in a regulated clearinghouse.
It is not possible to overstate...more