Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documents
A practical guide for negotiators [subtitle]
second edition
Paul C. Harding & Christian Johnson
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- Provides clear, detailed and practical guidance on ISDA®Collateral Support Documents
- Describes collateral management in concise terms and with screen-based examples
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Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documents
A practical guide for negotiators [subtitle]
second edition
As the only accessible single volume guide to the ISDA Credit Support Annexes under English and US law, this revised and updated edition remains an invaluable resource for anyone negotiating these documents. Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documentsis the essential introduction to collateral documentation.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition provides informative and practical guidance and covers collateral management from an operational perspective. It focuses on the two main ISDA Credit Support Documents and provides a clear, concise explanation of their provisions and amendments commonly seen in the market.
Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documentsincludes:
- The implementation of the European Directive on Collateral Financial Arrangements in all EU States
- ISDA's Best Collateral Practices (2010)
- Latest position on ISDA's Dispute Resolution Procedures
- Industry initiatives on portfolio reconciliation rules
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Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documents
A practical guide for negotiators [subtitle]
second edition
This book is clear, concise and up-to-date. Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documentscovers everything you need to know to master these important documents.
Chapters cover:
- Types of collateral, product risk exposure and the evolution of collateral documentation
- Collateral management from a European perspective
- Legal issues relating to collateral from the European and US perspective
- Credit issues relating to collateral
- The English Law ISDA Credit Support Annex
- The New York Law ISDA Credit Support Annex
- The ISDA English Law Credit Support Deed
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Mastering the ISDA®Collateral Documents
A practical guide for negotiators [subtitle]
second edition
Paul C. Harding is a graduate of London University and has worked in several UK and foreign banks in London in credit, marketing and documen
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About the authors
Disclaimer
Acknowledgements
Authors’ foreword
1 Introduction
Definition of terms
Why collateral is taken
Types of collateral
Product risk exposure covered
Evolution of collateral documentation
2 Collateral management from a European perspective
Some facts and figures
What collateral management units do
The importance of policies and procedures
Setting up the collateral relationship
Exposure monitoring and collateral valuation and calling
Transfers
Reuse of collateral
Collateral substitutions
Distributions
Disputes
Portfolio reconciliations
Defaults
Branches
External collateral management services
3 Legal issues relating to collateral from the European and US perspectives
European perspective by Paul Harding
Introduction
General issues
Recharacterisation
Conflict of laws rules
The PRIMA rule
Other legal issues
ISDA collateral legal opinions
The European Directive on Financial Collateral Arrangements
Draft Hague Convention on indirectly held securities
Amending Directive to the Collateral Directive and Settlement
Finality Directive
Geneva Securities Convention
Collateralisation and central clearing counterparties
US perspective by Christian Johnson
Introduction
Enforcement of New York choice of law
Security interest creation and perfection
Exercising rights under the Security Agreement
Other issues
Other enforcement concerns
Dodd-Frank changes
4 Credit issues relating to collateral
Establishment of collateral management risk guidelines
Initial margin
Haircuts
Thresholds
Minimum Transfer Amounts
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