Joint Trade Association letter (BBA, LIBA, ISDA, CMSA-Europe, IACPM, EBF, SIFMA and the ESF) with regard to the European Commission Service’s alternative proposal to amend the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) to address incentives in the “originate-to-distribute” (OTD) model. Submitted to Commissioner McCreevy (European Commission), cc-ing Member States, EU Commissioners, and Commission Services

Documents (1) for Joint Trade Association letter (BBA, LIBA, ISDA, CMSA-Europe, IACPM, EBF, SIFMA and the ESF) with regard to the European Commission Service’s alternative proposal to amend the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) to address incentives in the “originate-to-distribute” (OTD) model. Submitted to Commissioner McCreevy (European Commission), cc-ing Member States, EU Commissioners, and Commission Services

Safe, Efficient Markets for SFTs

Securities financing transactions (SFTs) – including repurchase agreements (repo), securities lending, buy/sell backs and margin lending – are foundational to the functioning of modern financial markets. They support the day-to-day distribution of liquidity, enable collateral to move efficiently across cash...

ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation

On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...