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ISDA, which publishes the ISDA, ''was'' the “International Swap Dealers Association''s'', Inc.” — interesting plural, that — but in any case, outwardly a ''[[sell-side]]'' industry association. | ISDA, which publishes the ISDA, ''was'' the “International Swap Dealers Association''s'', Inc.” — interesting plural, that — but in any case, outwardly a ''[[sell-side]]'' industry association. | ||
[[Jolly Contrarian|JC]]’s extensive research<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22International+Swap+Dealers+Associations%22+plural Let me Google that for you]. I know, right.</ref> has not yielded an explanation for why ISDA ever considered itself a plural, and the chatbots he consulted all came up with absurd reasons like — and I kid you not — inclusivity, collectvity, and global representation: | [[Jolly Contrarian|JC]]’s extensive research<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22International+Swap+Dealers+Associations%22+plural Let me Google that for you]. I know, right.</ref> has not yielded an explanation for why ISDA ever considered itself a plural, and the chatbots he consulted all came up with absurd reasons like — and I kid you not — inclusivity, collectvity, and global representation: “using Associations”, speculated [[NiGEL]], “might have aimed to convey a broader representation of various swap dealers across the globe, even though it wasn’t a merger of multiple entities”. Perhaps, it continues, “founders anticipated incorporating other regions or types of swap dealers in the future, which never materialised”. | ||
Perhaps. Or maybe it was a typo. Who knows? | Perhaps. Or maybe it was a typo. Who knows? | ||
In any weather, | In any weather, in 1993, it rebranded itself as the “International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.”: singular, at the same time more unitary and ''more'' inclusive sounding, of buy-siders, but still in spirit the same old ISDA, stake-held predominantly by the largest [[swap dealer]]s on the face of the Earth. | ||
ISDA may have aspirations to conquer the world — increasingly, it seems hell-bent on doing so, encroaching on the commodities, carbon, securities financing and crypto domains — but for now, ISDA remains a “dealer-community” association, largely devoted to the swap. | |||
====Buy-side representation==== | |||
These days the “buy-side lobby” is bigger, more organised and better represented than it used to be, with the following associations representing its interests: | These days the “buy-side lobby” is bigger, more organised and better represented than it used to be, with the following associations representing its interests: | ||
{{plainlink|https://www.aima.org|AIMA|}} (the Alternative Investment Management Association)<br> {{plainlink|https://www.efama.org|EFAMA|}} (the European Fund and Asset Management Association) <br> | {{plainlink|https://www.aima.org|AIMA|}} (the Alternative Investment Management Association)<br> {{plainlink|https://www.efama.org|EFAMA|}} (the European Fund and Asset Management Association) <br> | ||
The {{plainlink|https://www.managedfunds.org|MFA|}} (the Managed Funds Association) | The {{plainlink|https://www.managedfunds.org|MFA|}} (the Managed Funds Association) and<br> | ||
The {{plainlink|https://www.theia.org|AI||}} (the Investment Association). | The {{plainlink|https://www.theia.org|AI||}} (the Investment Association). | ||