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.

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,...