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.

Calibration Test – IQ September 2026

Calibrating capital requirements is a highly complex undertaking and getting it wrong can have serious consequences. Too much lenience might lead to banks holding insufficient capital to mitigate their risks. But excess conservatism can put balance sheets under strain, forcing...

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...