JAC response to ESMA CP on prospectus-related issues

On December 18, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC) responded to a European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) consultation paper (CP) on draft technical standards for prospectus-related issues under the Omnibus II Directive. This CP addresses the procedures for the approval of prospectuses, incorporation of information by reference, publication of prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements relating to offers to the public and admissions to trading.

10 Years of the ISDA SIMM

As the derivatives industry prepared for the September 2016 implementation of initial margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives, one challenge stood out: counterparties needed to agree on the amount of initial margin to be exchanged. But if each firm developed its...

Expanding the Universe of Eligible VM

ISDA conducted a series of interviews with buy- and sell-side firms to understand the drivers of a growing use of non-cash assets as variation margin (VM) for non-cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the barriers that remain to expanding the use...

ISDA Response on Hedge Accounting Guidance

On August 14, ISDA responded to an exposure draft from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). ISDA broadly supports the FASB’s proposed targeted improvements to hedge accounting, including allowing interest rate hedging of held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities, recognizing all Secured...