ISDA/JAC response to HMT & BIS consultation on Banking Reform: draft secondary legislation

On October 9, ISDA submitted two responses to the consultation issued by HM Treasury & Department for Business Innovation and Skills on Banking reform: draft secondary legislation (issued in July).

The first response was on behalf of the Joint Associations Committee (JAC) on Retail Structured Products in relation to structured issues.

The second response considers proposals for ring-fenced banks to be permitted to sell simple derivatives products only to their customers.

ISDA/IIF Responds to the PRA Consultation

On July 30th, ISDA and IIF responded to the PRA consultation (CP10/25) on enhancing banks’ and insurers’ approaches to managing climate-related risks, which proposes updates to the Supervisory Statement 3/19 on climate-related risk management for banks and insurers. ISDA and...

ISDA Board Appoints New Chair

ISDA has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Amy Hong as its new Chair. Ms. Hong is Head of Strategy, Investments and Partnerships in the Global Banking & Markets division at Goldman Sachs, responsible for leading strategic initiatives...

Response on Scope of BMR

On July 28, ISDA and the Global Foreign Exchange Division of the Global Financial Markets Association responded to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the need to exempt spot foreign exchange (FX) benchmarks under Article 18a of the EU Benchmarks...