Joint Letter to the Bank of Italy Regarding Information Reporting

On June 22, 2016, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC), along with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and ISDA (with the support of the Associazione Italiana Intermediari Mobiliari (ASSOSIM)), wrote to the Bank of Italy with observations and questions relating to the Bank of Italy Circular entitled Information reporting as contemplated in Article 129 of the TUB relating to the issue and offer of financial instruments in Italy. The letter points to critical doubts concerning the interpretation of the Circular, and lists practical questions raised by several banks ahead of the new reporting requirements applicable as of October 1, 2016. Please also see an earlier letter dated July 14, 2014 further down this page.

Joint Response on Future of Tokenization

On July 6, ISDA and Global Digital Finance (GDF) submitted a joint response to a call for input on the future of tokenization by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England. Tokenization presents a significant opportunity for the...

Letter on EU Legislative Reform

On July 1, ISDA and 11 other trade associations published a statement on enhancing the EU legislative and supervisory framework to support market competitiveness. The statement highlights a significant opportunity to strengthen the EU’s regulatory and supervisory framework through the...