ISDA/GFMA/IIF send letter to GHOS and BCBS on FRTB

On October 30, ISDA, GFMA and IIF sent a letter to the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) highlighting areas of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework that require further consideration in order to ensure a balanced and more robust market risk capital framework and prevent negative impacts on the market and broader economy.

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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)....