Because standbys and demand guarantees often contain automatic extension clauses, ICC Opinion TA954 offers important lessons for practice and the need for sound drafting of such clauses.
The ICC Banking Commission’s quarterly meeting, held via Zoom on 5 August 2025, covered three draft opinions, updates on Technical Advisory Briefings, and the status of the ISBP Revision and ISBP Education Project.
For the 18th consecutive year, IIBLP conducted its Guarantee & Standby Forum for the Singapore trade finance market. Held on 19 May 2025 and hosted by S&P Global, the program was organized as a hybrid event. This Executive Summary provides an overview of topics discussed and debated.
Fraud prevention is a crucial pursuit, but is an interim/hybrid solution requiring a beneficiary’s bank to vouch for the beneficiary the answer? Or does it introduce added risks?
