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.

Joint Paper on UK EMIR Reform

On July 1, ISDA and UK Finance published a paper, which recommended a set of reforms for the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR), carefully considering each EU EMIR 3.0 reform and asking whether we would wish to adopt...

Response to FCA on UK EMIR Reporting

On June 30, ISDA submitted a response to chapter 5 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) quarterly consultation CP25/16 on trade repository reporting requirements under the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR). Chapter 5 proposes ‘Amendments to the...

CDS Trading Activity in EU, UK and US Markets

This report analyzes credit derivatives trading activity reported in Europe. The analysis shows European credit derivatives transactions based on the location of reporting venues (EU versus UK) and product type. The report also compares European-reported credit derivatives trading activity to...