Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Regulatory Capital Rules: Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements

Letter to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This response is targeted to the specific risk-based capital requirements for derivative and repo-style transactions that are cleared on central counterparties (CCP Rules). (OCC RIN 1557-AD46; OCC Docket ID OCC-2012-0009; FRB RIN 7100 AD 87; FRB Docket No. R-1442; FDIC RIN 3064-AD96)

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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...