ISDA responds to IASB consultation on Applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

On February 5, ISDA’s Accounting Committee responded to an International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposal to address the different effective dates of application of IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ and the new insurance contracts standard ‘IFRS 4’. Members agree this is an important issue for insurance companies. Resolving this issue promptly will help ensure IFRS 9 is endorsed as soon as possible and remove any uncertainly on the date of application.

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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...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...