CRD 5: Leverage Ratio – ISDA/AFME Position Paper

Following the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) 5 legislative package proposed by the European Commission (EC) in November 2016, ISDA and AFME assessed the main aspects related to Leverage Ratio (LR).

The industry supports introducing the LR as simple, transparent and non-risk-based backstop to the risk-based requirements and consistently with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) agreed leverage framework

Documents (1) for CRD 5: Leverage Ratio – ISDA/AFME Position Paper

ISDA Position Paper on EC's MISP Proposal

On 20 March 2026, ISDA shared its position paper on Better Regulation and Supervision in the European Commission’s Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) proposal with relevant decision-makers in the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission, outlining reform...

ISDA Paper on FRTB Rules in Brazil

On March 24, ISDA submitted a paper to Banco Central do Brazil’s (BCB) on its implementation of the revised market risk framework under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), which represents an important step toward strengthening prudential standards...