ISDA/GFMA/IIF response letters to the BCBS’s TBG on the firm-wide FRTB QIS instructions

On July 17, ISDA, the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) submitted to the Trading Book Group (TBG) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) a detailed response letter to the firm-wide quantitative impact study (QIS) instructions on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). This letter followed a preliminary industry response submitted on July 8.

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...

Refreshing the FX Definitions

A lot has changed in the FX derivatives market since 1998, when the last set of standard definitions for FX transactions were published. Trading volumes have grown substantially, and average daily turnover has risen by six times. Market practices have...

ISDA & EMTA Publish New FX Definitions

ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions...