ISDA and ISLA deliver CDM framework
27 July 2020 London
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The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) will be increasing their engagement to expand electronic contract opinions and to apply the Common Domain Model (CDM) to help facilitate greater automation in the derivatives and securities lending markets.
The expansion is in response to the increasing number of derivatives, securities financing and repo transactions that are being executed and confirmed electronically.
The pandemic has heightened interest in e-contracts, particularly with the closure of offices and the introduction of remote working. This has highlighted challenges and inefficiencies associated with the physical delivery of signed paper documents and notices.
The ISDA e-contract opinions will be updated to cover securities financing transactions (SFTs) as well as derivatives, and will be made available to members of both associations.
The e-contract opinions assess the enforceability of electronically executed and confirmed contracts under the laws of various jurisdictions. Thirty seven jurisdictions are currently covered, with a further 10 commissioned this year.
ISLA will join ISDA’s CDM Governance Executive Committee, which oversees strategy for the adoption of the CDM, as well as the Architecture and Review Committee, which is responsible for developing technical guidance and reviewing proposed changes to the model.
The CDM establishes a single, common digital representation of events and processes that occur during the lifecycle of a trade, and is aimed at enhancing consistency and facilitating interoperability across firms and platforms.
Scott O’Malia, ISDA’s CEO states: “Our member firms are increasingly looking to automate legal and operational processes in order to cut costs and improve efficiency. By working together to develop cost-effective and scalable mutualized solutions, we will be able to provide real and lasting value to our memberships.”
Meanwhile, ISLA CEO Andrew Dyson adds: “As markets progressively coalesce and our members look to derive trading and post-trade efficiencies across previously separate products, it is important that their associations respond to these important changes.
“By collaborating with ISDA, we aim to deliver a CDM framework that will help our collective member firms realise the very real benefits that will be derived from a cross-industry approach.”
The expansion is in response to the increasing number of derivatives, securities financing and repo transactions that are being executed and confirmed electronically.
The pandemic has heightened interest in e-contracts, particularly with the closure of offices and the introduction of remote working. This has highlighted challenges and inefficiencies associated with the physical delivery of signed paper documents and notices.
The ISDA e-contract opinions will be updated to cover securities financing transactions (SFTs) as well as derivatives, and will be made available to members of both associations.
The e-contract opinions assess the enforceability of electronically executed and confirmed contracts under the laws of various jurisdictions. Thirty seven jurisdictions are currently covered, with a further 10 commissioned this year.
ISLA will join ISDA’s CDM Governance Executive Committee, which oversees strategy for the adoption of the CDM, as well as the Architecture and Review Committee, which is responsible for developing technical guidance and reviewing proposed changes to the model.
The CDM establishes a single, common digital representation of events and processes that occur during the lifecycle of a trade, and is aimed at enhancing consistency and facilitating interoperability across firms and platforms.
Scott O’Malia, ISDA’s CEO states: “Our member firms are increasingly looking to automate legal and operational processes in order to cut costs and improve efficiency. By working together to develop cost-effective and scalable mutualized solutions, we will be able to provide real and lasting value to our memberships.”
Meanwhile, ISLA CEO Andrew Dyson adds: “As markets progressively coalesce and our members look to derive trading and post-trade efficiencies across previously separate products, it is important that their associations respond to these important changes.
“By collaborating with ISDA, we aim to deliver a CDM framework that will help our collective member firms realise the very real benefits that will be derived from a cross-industry approach.”
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