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{{g}}Those self-appointed keepers of the flames in the hearths of the different cottages that make up our industry. Traditionally thought of as bland, sleepy places, they are [[from time to time]] cast into the terrible glare of publicity, which generally doesn’t play out too well for them.
{{g}}Those self-appointed keepers of the flames in the hearths of the different cottages that make up our industry. Traditionally thought of as bland, sleepy places, they are [[from time to time]] cast into the terrible glare of publicity, which generally doesn’t play out too well for them.


*'''[[ISDA]]''': Publisher of the {{isdama}} and loads of tedious [[The ISDA Protocol|protocol]]s, ISDA is, these days, the daddy of the [[industry association]]s. It has an admirable regulatory affairs department — it must do, since it copped basically no flack re [[CDO]]s in the fallout from the [[GFC]] to the great chagrin of those [[BBA]] executives who got eviscerated for [[LIBOR]]. Currently eyeing up [[ISLA]]’s [[The convergence song|bread and butter]].
*'''[[ISDA]]''': Publisher of the {{isdama}} and loads of [[tedious]] [[The ISDA Protocol|protocol]]s, ISDA is, these days, the daddy of the [[industry association]]s. It has an admirable regulatory affairs department — it must do, since it copped basically no flack for [[CDO]]s or [[credit derivatives]] notwithstanding their out-sized contribution to the [[global financial crisis]], to the great chagrin of those [[BBA]] executives who were eviscerated for [[LIBOR]]. Currently eyeing up [[ISLA]]’s [[The convergence song|bread and butter]].
*'''[[FIA]]''': The [[Futures Industry Association]], an American association of [[Exchange-traded derivatives|exchange-traded derivatives]] fans, who recently gobbled up their British counterparts, the [[Futures and Options Association]].  
*'''[[FIA]]''': The [[Futures Industry Association]], an American association of [[Exchange-traded derivatives|exchange-traded derivatives]] fans, who recently gobbled up their British counterparts, the [[Futures and Options Association]].  
*'''[[ISLA]]''': [[International Securities Lending Association]]. Publisher of the {{gmsla}}, {{pgmsla}} and the American {{msla}} — but for how much longer after ISDA’s recent land-grab or should I say ''[[the convergence song|white-paper proposing closer collaboration and standardisation between derivatives and SFT markets]]''?
*'''[[ISLA]]''': [[International Securities Lending Association]]. Publisher of the {{gmsla}}, {{pgmsla}} and the American {{msla}} — but for how much longer after ISDA’s recent land-grab or should I say ''[[the convergence song|white-paper proposing closer collaboration and standardisation between derivatives and SFT markets]]''?