CFTC No-Action Extension Request: Parts 20, 45 and 46 (Data Privacy)

Request for an extension of NAL 16-03 (expiring 1 March 2017) with respect to reportable transactions for which the reporting of Identity Information is subject to statutory or regulatory prohibitions. The request takes into consideration the work of the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) member jurisdictions to remove legal barriers to reporting complete information to TRs, and to provide access of trade reporting information held in the TRs to the relevant authorities.

Documents (1) for CFTC No-Action Extension Request: Parts 20, 45 and 46 (Data Privacy)

Expanding the Universe of Eligible VM

ISDA conducted a series of interviews with buy- and sell-side firms to understand the drivers of a growing use of non-cash assets as variation margin (VM) for non-cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the barriers that remain to expanding the use...

ISDA Response on Hedge Accounting Guidance

On August 14, ISDA responded to an exposure draft from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). ISDA broadly supports the FASB’s proposed targeted improvements to hedge accounting, including allowing interest rate hedging of held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities, recognizing all Secured...

Joint Response to EBA Consultation

On August 12, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) responded to the European Banking Authority’s discussion paper on certain taxonomy key performance indicators (KPIs) and other aspects of the Disclosures Delegated Act  under Article 8 of...

Response to JSCC on Clearing Fund Consolidation

On August 12, ISDA responded to the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s (JSCC) consultation on its proposal to consolidate clearing fund consumption, calculation and deposit segmentation across six clearing qualifications under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. ISDA members broadly support...