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Overview of ISDA Activities Sao Paulo, Brazil August 6, 2002

Overview of ISDA Activities Sao Paulo, Brazil August 6, 2002. Ruth Ainslie Senior Policy Director www.isda.org. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. What is ISDA ?.

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Overview of ISDA Activities Sao Paulo, Brazil August 6, 2002

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  1. Overview of ISDA Activities Sao Paulo, BrazilAugust 6, 2002 Ruth Ainslie Senior Policy Director www.isda.org

  2. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. What is ISDA ? • ISDA is the global trade association representing leading participants in the privately negotiated derivatives industry, a business which includes interest rate, currency, commodity, credit, energy and equity swaps and options, as well as related structures such as caps, collars, floors and swaptions.

  3. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA’s Scope • ISDA represents the over-the-counter derivatives industry through documentation, risk management, public policy and marketplace initiatives • ISDA is committed to providing real value to its global constituency

  4. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Who are ISDA Members? • Today we have over 575 institutions from 44 countries on six continents. • The membership of ISDA includes most of the world’s major financial institutions dealing in derivatives and also includes many other end users that rely on OTC derivatives to manage their financial and other risks inherent in their core economicactivities.

  5. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA’s Membership • Primary – Dealers • Banks/Investment Banks • Insurance Companies • Associate – Service Providers • Law Firms • Accounting Firms • Subscriber – End Users / Governmental Entities • Corporations • Central Banks • Non-dealer Financial Institutions

  6. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA’s Mission: The Association’s primary purpose is to encourage the prudent and efficient development of the privately negotiated derivatives business by: Promoting practices conductive to the efficient conduct of the business, including the development and maintenance of derivatives documentation.

  7. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA’s Mission: • Promoting the development of sound risk management practices. • Fostering high standards of commercial conduct. • Advancing international public understanding of the business

  8. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA’s Mission: • Educating members and others on legislative regulatory, legal, documentation, accounting, tax, operational, technological and other issues affecting them. • Creating a forum for the analysis and discussion of, and representing the common interest of its members on, these issues and developments.

  9. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Committees(good way to stay abreast of issues) • Accounting • Asia-Pacific • Canada Steering • Collateral • Credit Derivatives Market Practice • Documentation • Central and Eastern Europe • Energy and Developing Products • Equity Derivatives

  10. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Committees (Cont’d) • Euro • Japan • Latin America • Operations • Regulatory • Risk Management • Tax • Trading Practice

  11. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Conferences and Seminars ISDA conducts international and regional conferences on important industry issues for derivatives providers and users throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Approximately 32 conferences and seminars are planned for 2002.

  12. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Conferences and Seminars (Cont’d) • Operations Training Courses • Confirmations Workshops • Understanding the 1992 ISDA Master Agreements • Understanding Collateral Arrangements and the ISDA Credit Support Documents • Documenting and Confirming Credit Derivatives Transactions

  13. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Conferences and Seminars (Cont’d) • Risk Management Seminars • ISDA Member Updates • ISDA Annual General Meeting • Tokyo - April 9 – 10, 2003

  14. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Offices New York London 360 Madison Avenue One New Change 16th floor London EC4M 9QQ England New York, NY 10017 Telephone: 44020-7330-3550 Telephone: (212) 901-6000 Facsimile: 44020-7330-3555 Facsimile: (212) 901-6001 Tokyo Asia-Pacific The Chuo Building, 1st Floor 24 Raffles Place 2-17 Kagurazaka – Shinjuku-ku 162-0825 # 22-00 Clifford Centre Tokyo 162-0825 Japan Singapore 048621 Telephone: (8135) 227-3282 Telephone: (65) 538-3879 Facsimile: (8135) 227-3283 Facsimile: (65) 538-6942

  15. ISDA International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ISDA Website www.isda.org

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