ISDA/GFMA/ABA/FSR/IIB/IIF response to Revised Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure requirements (Proposed Framework)

On September 20, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), American Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, Institute of International Bankers, Institute of International Finance (IIF) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (collectively, the Associations) responded to the June 2013 Consultative Document "Revised Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure requirements (Proposed Framework)" issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...