ISDA/GFMA/IIF letter on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book

On May 1, 2015, the joint associations (ISDA/GFMA/IIF) submitted a letter on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) to the Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Chairman of the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS). The letter highlights the Importance of assessing the impact of the design and calibration of the FRTB in advance of finalizing the framework.

Documents (1) for ISDA/GFMA/IIF letter on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book

Maintaining Focus on Basel III Endgame Recalibration

In its original form, the US Basel III endgame proposal would have resulted in disproportionate increases in capital for trading book activities, forcing banks to make difficult choices about their participation in certain businesses. After two-and-a-half years, a revised proposal...

IRRBB Management in EMDEs

Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has become a growing priority for banks and regulators in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). As many of these countries face monetary tightening cycles and ongoing macroeconomic volatility, bank balance sheets...

Response to CPMI-IOSCO on Consultation

On February 5, ISDA and FIA responded to the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on the management of general business risks and general business losses by financial market infrastructures (FMIs)....