ISDA/GFMA/IIF Publish Industry FRTB QIS Analysis

ISDA, GFMA and IIF analysed data as of December 2016 submitted by 30 banks as part of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) quantitative impact study (QIS). The industry analysis shows the new rules will result in market risk capital increasing between 1.6 and 2.5 times compared with current levels, depending on internal model approval for bank trading desks.

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Maintaining Focus on Basel III Endgame Recalibration

In its original form, the US Basel III endgame proposal would have resulted in disproportionate increases in capital for trading book activities, forcing banks to make difficult choices about their participation in certain businesses. After two-and-a-half years, a revised proposal...

IRRBB Management in EMDEs

Interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) has become a growing priority for banks and regulators in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). As many of these countries face monetary tightening cycles and ongoing macroeconomic volatility, bank balance sheets...

Response to CPMI-IOSCO on Consultation

On February 5, ISDA and FIA responded to the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on the management of general business risks and general business losses by financial market infrastructures (FMIs)....