ISDA/GFMA/IIF letter to the BCBS’s TBG on the timeline for a firm-wide QIS in support of the FRTB

On May 22, ISDA, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) submitted a letter to the Trading Book Group (TBG) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to express industry concerns regarding the proposed timeline for running an industry-wide quantitative impact study (QIS) on firms’ actual portfolios, in support of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). ISDA, GFMA and IIF propose an implementation framework and additional steps before the launch of a firm-wide QIS.

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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)....