JAC Letter to the EC and ESAs on PRIIPs

On June 23, 2016, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC) called on the European Commission and European Supervisory Authorities to address outstanding and open questions on the packaged retail and Insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) regulation. This letter, co-signed by ISDA and the Swedish Structured Investments Products Association, covered the key areas of FX forwards in deliverable currencies, generic key information document for over-the-counter derivatives and grandfathering and secondary trading.

Global Trading in INR Derivatives

Global trading in derivatives involving the Indian rupee (INR) has expanded significantly over the past decade, reflecting the currency’s growing role in international hedging and trading activity. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Triennial Central Bank Survey, the...

Response to FCA on Commodity Derivatives Clearing

On April 9, ISDA, the Commodity Markets Council Europe (CMCE), Energy Traders Europe (ETE) and FIA jointly responded to Chapter 7 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Quarterly Consultation CP26/8 on increasing the clearing threshold for commodity derivatives under the UK...

Response on EC’s SFR Proposal

On April 9, ISDA published technical comments on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed Settlement Finality Regulation (SFR) as it applies to designated EU systems and registered third-country systems. One significant concern is that the scope of insolvency protections provided to...