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ISDA's latest annual Margin Survey showed "a small decline in the total amount of collateral supporting non-cleared derivatives transactions in 2014, in part due to a continued shift to central clearing." ISDA stated that this shift has resulted in: (i) a significant increase of collateral supporting cleared transactions and (ii) a sharp growth in the number of client cleared collateral agreements, "as an increasing number of end users began clearing in response to regulatory changes." ISDA stated that its annual Margin Survey provides information about the use of collateral in the over-the

The CFTC requested comments on the obligation to maintain records related to clearing documentation between a customer and the customer's clearing member. The CFTC's request for public comment was published in the Federal Register. Comments must be submitted by July 14, 2015. Se e: 80 FR 27930 ; CFTC Comment Form.

IOSCO announced that its information repository for central clearing requirements for OTC rate and credit derivatives is now available to the public. Previously, the repository was only available to IOSCO members; however, IOSCO explained, it has gathered enough information on central clearing requirements to make the repository public. Updated quarterly, the repository sets out central clearing requirements on a product-by-product level, as well as any exemptions from the requirements. IOSCO stated that the repository aims to provide regulators and market participants with consolidated

The FSOC Annual Report makes for a pretty good read, or at least skim for those topics relevant to the reader. The report covers a broad range of topics from implementation of regulation to potential new regulation, to areas of economic concern both in the United States and internationally. The heart of the report is Section 3, which contain's FSOC's annual recommendations. The recommendations relate to matter such as (i) money market mutual funds (which are reported to a hot political topic at the SEC), (ii) tri-party repo (a related item was in yesterday's news), and (iii) clearing house