Important information
The information on this Website is for the attention of Macquarie Bank Limited (“Macquarie”) counterparties. It is being provided in connection with Macquarie’s obligations, as a “swap dealer” (“SD”) registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and a “security-based swap dealer” (“SBSD”) registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as applicable, to deliver certain pre-trade disclosures to our counterparties who are entering into a swap or security-based swap with Macquarie, each being a “Transaction” as defined in the ISDA DF Disclosure discussed below in Material Risk Disclosures.
Some of the information (Material Economic Terms, Material Risk Disclosures, Pre-trade Mid-market Mark, Post-trade Daily Mark Statements, Conflicts of Interest and Scenario Analysis) may not apply to you if you are a swap dealer, major swap participant, security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant or if you are NOT a US person.
References to “you” or “your” herein refer only to the reader to the extent that the reader is a counterparty to whom Macquarie is required to make this disclosure.
In addition to the disclosures on this Website, certain disclosures are included in counterparty relationship documentation that we may have with you or made on a trade-by-trade basis.
By transacting with Macquarie, you are deemed to acknowledge that you have read and accepted the information provided on this Website. The information on this Website may be updated from time to time and so we encourage you to review the content prior to entering into any Transaction.
Macquarie values its relationship with you. If you have any questions about the information provided in this Website, please contact your Macquarie relationship manager.
While we hope that your relationship with Macquarie is positive and beneficial to you, in the event that you experience concerns related to your Transactions, you may also reach out to the following Macquarie contacts with respect to any related complaints:
Macquarie Bank Limited: |
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Name/Department: Complaints Officer |
Address: Macquarie Bank Limited, GPO Box 4294, SYDNEY NSW 1164 |
Email: swapcomplaints@macquarie.com |
Phone: +61 2 8232 3333 |
The terms provided in the below templates are being disclosed to you to satisfy our obligation, to make certain pre-trade disclosures pursuant to CFTC regulation, 17 CFR § 23.431(a)(2), and SEC regulation, 17 CFR § 240.15Fh-3(b). With respect to each referenced swap type, the terms set out in the templates constitute material characteristics that would generally apply to any Transaction of that type that we would execute with you. To the extent that the provisions of any specific trade would differ from the generally applicable terms or if any additional deal-specific terms exist, such specific provisions will be disclosed to you in a trade specific pre-trade disclosure, which should be viewed by you as the controlling pre-trade disclosure with respect to those provisions. The terms of any Transaction that you and we enter into will continue to be documented in a post-trade written confirmation or other agreement evidencing the Transaction.
Before entering into any Transaction, you should conduct a thorough and independent evaluation of all the terms and risks of the Transaction in light of your particular circumstances and the nature and extent of your exposure to, and willingness to incur, risk. You can evaluate the material risks that will apply to all standard Transactions entered into with us by reviewing the ISDA DF Disclosure at the links below under “Material Risk Disclosures”. You should also consider whether the Transaction is appropriate for you in light of your experience, objectives, financial and operational resources and other relevant circumstances. Unless expressly agreed in writing, we are not providing you with legal, financial, tax, accounting or other advice in connection with any Transaction.
The General Disclosure document and each of the Product-Specific Disclosure documents below (the "ISDA DF Disclosure") are provided pursuant to CFTC regulation, 17 CFR § 23.431(a)(1), and SEC regulation, 17 CFR § 240.15Fh-3(b)(1). The format and content of the ISDA DF Disclosure was developed by a group of industry participants in the over-the-counter derivatives market, coordinated by the International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA"). The ISDA DF Disclosure will apply to all standard Transactions between you and Macquarie and may discuss product types or features that are not relevant to your Transaction. Where more specific disclosures of material risks may be necessary with respect to a Transaction between you and Macquarie in addition to the ISDA DF Disclosure, you will be provided with alternative (or supplementary) disclosures suitable for such Transactions.
The pre-trade mid-market mark that Macquarie is required to provide pursuant to CFTC regulation, 17 CFR § 23.431(a)(3), is determined by Macquarie (in its sole discretion) based on market-standard discounted cash flow methodologies combined with market-standard net-present-value (NPV) derivative valuation models. Macquarie’s valuation models may use spot, forward and/or volatility values and may take into account past, present and future market conditions.
The pre-trade mid-market mark will be provided either (1) in writing via electronic mail to your Dodd-Frank disclosure email address or (2) orally over the phone and followed up with a post-trade written confirmation to your Dodd-Frank disclosure email address (provided that you have agreed to receive oral disclosures under the relevant Master ISDA Agreement).
You should not regard any pre-trade mid-market mark that we provide to be an offer to enter into or terminate the relevant swap at that value or price. Unless otherwise indicated, all pre-trade mid-market marks are provided in U.S. Dollars.
A swap’s value may not be readily observable in the market and is therefore often subjective. Accordingly, Macquarie’s pre-trade mid-market mark may vary significantly from the mid-market mark provided by other market participants for a swap. To the extent that such marks may be based on inputs or information obtained from external sources, Macquarie believes any such sources to be reliable but makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of such data or information, or the resulting mid-market mark. Swap prices will also differ among swap participants based on the various factors used by market participants in quoting and executing swaps, such as costs to cover the Transaction risk, profits, credit spreads, underlying volatility, and credit support terms.
Macquarie makes no representations or warranties to you that the prices at which Macquarie offers or values swaps are the best prices available in the marketplace. You may wish to seek representative quotations from other participants in the relevant market to compare prices or to determine the intrinsic or current market value of a particular swap.
Furthermore, Macquarie makes no representations or warranties that any such pre-trade mid-market marks are suitable for complying with any financial or tax reporting obligation, determining net asset value, computing any tax liability or any other purpose, matters which you should discuss with your own financial, legal, tax, accounting and other professional advisors and, except as otherwise agreed, Macquarie disclaims any liability for any such use or reliance thereon, whether losses or damages are direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, even if Macquarie is advised of their possibility.
Macquarie reserves its right not to disclose confidential, proprietary information about any model it may use to prepare the pre-trade mid-market mark. The pre-trade mid-market mark does not include amounts for profit, credit reserve, hedging, funding, liquidity, or any other costs or adjustments. It may not be the price at which you or Macquarie would agree to replace or terminate the swap. Margin calls related to swaps may be based on considerations other than the pre-trade mid-market mark. The pre-trade mid-market mark may not be the value of the swap that is marked on Macquarie’s books.
Macquarie provides counterparties that fall within the scope of the applicable rules with a post-trade daily mid-market mark for all uncleared swaps and security-based swaps on each business day pursuant to CFTC regulation, 17 CFR § 23.431(d), and/or SEC regulation, 17 CFR § 240.15Fh-3(c). For any swap that is cleared, you may request a daily mark statement from the appropriate derivatives clearing organization. For any SBS that is cleared, you may request Macquarie provide the daily mark it receives from the appropriate clearing agency and Macquarie may choose to have such delivered to you directly by the clearing agency, a clearing member or other agency.
Macquarie will provide a daily mark statement via electronic mail to you for any existing swap or security-based swap (as defined by applicable law) you have entered into with Macquarie that falls within the scope of Macquarie’s obligations as a SD or SBSD. The post-trade daily mark statement may not be a complete record of all your transactions with Macquarie and may only reflect those Transactions that fall within the scope of the rules.
Macquarie calculates the daily mark(s) as of the close of business on the prior day on which commercial banks were open for general business in New York, New York (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits), unless otherwise agreed with you. Unless otherwise indicated, all daily marks are provided in U.S. Dollars.
The swap and security-based swap values set forth in the daily mark statement to you are stated from your perspective, therefore providing the indicative value of a particular swap to you.
Macquarie (in its sole discretion) determines the mid-market mark of the swap or, in relation to a security-based swap, the midpoint between the bid and offer (or the calculated equivalent thereof), based on market-standard discounted cash flow methodologies combined with market-standard net-present-value (NPV) derivative valuation models. Macquarie’s valuation models may use spot, forward and/or volatility values and may take into account past, present and future market conditions. A swap’s or security-based swap’s value may not be readily observable in the market and is therefore often subjective. Accordingly, Macquarie’s daily mark may vary significantly from the daily mark provided by other market participants for a swap or security-based swap. To the extent that such marks may be based on inputs or information obtained from external sources, Macquarie believes any such sources to be reliable but makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of such data or information, or the resulting daily mark. Swap and security-based swap prices will also differ among market participants based on the various factors used in quoting and executing swaps, such as costs to cover the transaction risk, profits, credit spreads, underlying volatility, and credit support terms.
Macquarie makes no representations or warranties to you that the prices at which Macquarie offers or values swaps and security-based swaps are the best prices available in the marketplace. You may wish to seek representative quotations from other participants in the relevant market to compare prices or to determine the intrinsic or current market value of a particular swap.
Furthermore, Macquarie makes no representations or warranties that daily marks are suitable for complying with any financial or tax reporting obligation, determining net asset value, computing any tax liability or any other purpose, which are matters you should discuss with your own financial, legal, tax, accounting and other professional advisors and, except as otherwise agreed, Macquarie disclaims any liability for any such use or reliance thereon, whether losses or damages are direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, even if Macquarie is advised of their possibility.
Macquarie reserves its right not to disclose confidential, proprietary information about any model it may use to prepare the daily mark as permitted by applicable regulations. The daily mark does not include amounts for profit, credit reserve, hedging, funding, liquidity, or any other costs or adjustments. It may not be the price at which you or Macquarie would agree to replace or terminate the swap or security-based swap. Margin calls related to swaps and security-based swaps may be based on considerations other than the daily mark. The daily mark may not be the value of the swap or security-based swap that is marked on Macquarie’s books.
Types of conflicts of interests relevant to swap Transactions generally are noted in the General Disclosure Statement provided above in the Material Risk Disclosures. Where more specific disclosures of material incentives and conflicts of interest are required with respect to a Transaction between you and Macquarie, you will be provided with disclosures for the relevant Transaction.
The External Business Conduct rules impose a number of obligations on SDs and SBSDs like Macquarie, which require them to collect a significant amount of information and representations from their customers. ISDA has designed a protocol process to facilitate this and to avoid your having to provide the same documentation to multiple SDs or SBSDs (as applicable).
In addition to a master agreement
(i) in relation to swaps other than security-based swaps, Macquarie counterparties are required to complete:
(ii) in relation to security-based swaps, Macquarie counterparties are required to complete (a) 2021 U.S. Self-Disclosure Letter, and (b) ISDA 2021 SBS Protocols.
1. What is the 2021 U.S. Self-Disclosure Letter?
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published a letter (the ISDA U.S. Self-Disclosure Letter, or SDL). The SDL assists clients in the exchange of information to allow SBSDs to comply with their CFTC and SEC compliance obligations including whether an entity is a U.S. person or other type of entity for which an SBSD or SD compliance obligation exists. A copy of the SDL can be found here. The SDL is available to complete on-line via ISDA Amend.
2. What are the ISDA 2021 SBS Protocols and who needs to adhere?
ISDA has also developed two new protocols to assist parties to be able to comply with various aspects of the SECs rules for SBSDs. The protocols are based on, with conforming changes required by the SEC’s rules, the ISDA August 2012 Dodd-Frank Protocol (2012 DF Protocol) and the ISDA March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol (2013 DF Protocol) which were developed to assist parties in complying with CFTC rules. The first protocol, the ISDA 2021 SBS Top-Up Protocol (SBS Top-Up Protocol), refers and is designed to allow parties who have already adhered to the 2012 DF Protocol or the 2013 DF Protocol to comply with related SEC rules. This is convenient for parties that already trade swaps with SDs and who may have previously entered into either or both of those earlier protocols. The second protocol, the ISDA 2021 SBS Protocol (Full SBS Protocol), is intended for use by parties who have not entered into either of those earlier protocols (likely due to their not having traded swaps with SDs). While both the SBS Top-Up Protocol and the Full SBS Protocol, together with supplemental explanatory materials, are both ready to adhere to and can be found here. The Full SBS Protocol will additionally require completion of a questionnaire on ISDA Amend.
To assist you with the matching process on the ISDA/Markit web interface for August Protocol adherence, please note the relevant LEI information below:
Macquarie Entity | LEI |
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Macquarie Bank Limited | 4ZHCHI4KYZG2WVRT8631 |
You may also contact your Macquarie relationship manager or send an email to CGMLegalDocumentationAmericas@macquarie.com with any questions you may have about the documentation requirements.
Macquarie is required to establish, maintain and follow policies and procedures to engage in portfolio reconciliation of swaps and security-based swaps with each of its in-scope counterparties. Portfolio reconciliation benefits both parties by establishing a process to address any discrepancies in their books and records concerning swap transactions: swap/security-based swap portfolio data is shared (either by one party or both parties) and the parties will then consult to resolve any identified differences in material terms and valuations.
If you are a Macquarie counterparty which has not yet agreed in writing on the terms of portfolio reconciliation with Macquarie, then we request that you consider doing so by selecting Schedule 4 of the March Protocol or (if relevant) the SBS Protocol Questionnaire II Schedule 4 and choosing to either “review” or “exchange” portfolio data. A counterparty that elects to “review” portfolio data sent to it by Macquarie may identify any discrepancy with the information in its own books and records and consult with Macquarie to resolve the differences. If “exchange” is selected, then both parties will send portfolio data to each other and compare this information with their books and records.
If you would like more information concerning portfolio reconciliation, please contact your Macquarie relationship manager or email cogmodotcregrecon@macquarie.com.
Macquarie is required under the CFTC rules to record telephone conversations with customers relating to any proposed swap transaction or related cash or forward transaction. By transacting swaps and security-based swaps with Macquarie and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you are deemed to have consented and obtained any necessary consent from those individuals communicating with Macquarie on your behalf (whether employees, contractors, agents or others) to such recording and to the submission of such recording as evidence in any legal proceedings, or to any regulator, court or other authority to whom Macquarie may be required by law to provide.