On May 5, 2016, ISDA launched the Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol and the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module. Certain jurisdictions require banks and investment firms to include clauses in certain contracts with non-EU counterparties by which the counterparty agrees to recognize the powers of the firm's national regulator to impose a temporary stay on the exercise of early termination rights. The new protocol seeks to help banks comply with new requirements. Many jurisdictions have implemented national regimes on the recovery and resolution of banks and investment firms. However, whether the actions of a national regulator in relation to a failing or failed firm would be recognized by regulators, authorities and courts in other jurisdictions is uncertain and may require contractual support in some countries. Without a global statutory framework in place, the Financial Stability Board recommends jurisdictions to implement laws to ensure that their powers will be recognized on a contractual basis. The UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module is intended to assist compliance with the UK's requirements on recognition of temporary stays.
The Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol and the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module is available at: http://www2.isda.org/functional-areas/protocol-management/protocol/24; and ISDA's press announcement is available at: http://www2.isda.org/news/isda-launches-resolution-stay-jurisdictional-modular-protocol.
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