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.

Response to FCA on Post-trade Transparency

On October 16, ISDA responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation CP26/30.  While the consultation is principally focused on cash equity market structure and transparency, ISDA responded to questions on the potential inclusion of equity swaps in the scope...

Efficiency is Vital to Delivering Resilience

With less than three months to go until implementation of US Treasury clearing begins at the end of this year, it’s critical that the mandate is safely implemented without compromising market efficiency. This represents a huge change in market structure,...