ISDA’s response to the SEC’s proposed amendments to Security-Based Swap Data Repository Registration Duties and Core Principles (“form and manner”)

ISDA’s response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Request for comment on proposed amendments to specify the form and manner with which security-based swap data repositories (“SDRs”) will be required to make security-based swap (“SBS”) data available to the Commission under Exchange Act Rule 13n-4(b)(5). The SEC proposed to require SDRs to make these data available according to schemas that will be published on the SEC’s website and that will reference the international industry standards Financial products Markup Language (“FpML”) and Financial Information eXchange Markup Language (“FIXML”).

Documents (2) for ISDA’s response to the SEC’s proposed amendments to Security-Based Swap Data Repository Registration Duties and Core Principles (“form and manner”)

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...

Joint Response to EBA Consultation

On August 12, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) responded to the European Banking Authority’s discussion paper on certain taxonomy key performance indicators (KPIs) and other aspects of the Disclosures Delegated Act  under Article 8 of...

Response to JSCC on Clearing Fund Consolidation

On August 12, ISDA responded to the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s (JSCC) consultation on its proposal to consolidate clearing fund consumption, calculation and deposit segmentation across six clearing qualifications under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. ISDA members broadly support...