Romania

On September 2, ISDA wrote to the National Bank of Romania (NBR) to highlight certain issues in the context of the local implementation of the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) in light of the recently amended netting legislation in Romania. These observations take into account the ISDA briefing note on Art.77(1) BRRD that is intended to assist EU member states in implementing the relevant provisions of that directive.

Response to FCA on Post-trade Transparency

On October 16, ISDA responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation CP26/30.  While the consultation is principally focused on cash equity market structure and transparency, ISDA responded to questions on the potential inclusion of equity swaps in the scope...

Efficiency is Vital to Delivering Resilience

With less than three months to go until implementation of US Treasury clearing begins at the end of this year, it’s critical that the mandate is safely implemented without compromising market efficiency. This represents a huge change in market structure,...