On March 31, ISDA, the FIA and Global Financial Markets Association submitted a response to a discussion paper by the European Securities and Markets Authority aimed at clarifying Europe’s financial benchmarks regulation. The regulation organises how financial benchmarks are produced, what obligations are applicable to their administrators and contributors, and how end users may refer to EU and non-EU benchmarks. Formal consultations on draft technical advice and technical standards are expected in the course of 2016.
Documents (1) for ISDA submits joint response on ESMA’s paper on benchmarks
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