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”)

Safe, Efficient Markets for SFTs

Securities financing transactions (SFTs) – including repurchase agreements (repo), securities lending, buy/sell backs and margin lending – are foundational to the functioning of modern financial markets. They support the day-to-day distribution of liquidity, enable collateral to move efficiently across cash...

ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation

On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...