ISDA Webinar Addresses Development Of A "Standard Initial Margin Model"

In February 2015, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") released a webinar on various issues related to the margin requirements for uncleared swaps.¹  Specifically, the webinar: (i) covered the organizational structure of ISDA's Working Group on Margin Requirements Implementation Initiative and each of the Initiative's "workstreams" responsible for tasks associated with the margin rules (i.e., the Portfolio Integrity Workstream, the Margin & Collateral Workstream, the Risk Classification & Methodology Workstream, the Data Sources Workstream, the Dispute Resolution Workstream, and the Legal & Documentation Workstream); (ii) provided an update on ISDA's efforts to develop, and obtain regulatory approval for, its "standard initial margin model" ("SIMM"), which is a standardized method for calculating  initial margin on uncleared swaps; and (iii) discussed significant legal and operational issues related to the implementation of the