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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Maintaining Focus on Basel III Endgame Recalibration

In its original form, the US Basel III endgame proposal would have resulted in disproportionate increases in capital for trading book activities, forcing banks to make difficult choices about their participation in certain businesses. After two-and-a-half years, a revised proposal...

IRRBB Management in EMDEs

Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has become a growing priority for banks and regulators in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). As many of these countries face monetary tightening cycles and ongoing macroeconomic volatility, bank balance sheets...

Response to CPMI-IOSCO on Consultation

On February 5, ISDA and FIA responded to the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on the management of general business risks and general business losses by financial market infrastructures (FMIs)....