Excerpt: The private sector initiatives that have been launched in response to issues raised by regulators over the last year are changing the way the credit derivatives markets operate and are giving these markets a vital and timely face lift. Specifically, these undertakings have led to the development of standard procedures for transferring (or “novating”) credit derivative trades in reliance on a “Novation Protocol” published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA)