Briefing on the Need to Extend the Transition Period of the Benchmarks Regulation

ISDA and three other trade associations have requested that EU policy-makers extend the transition period for the EU Benchmarks Regulation for critical and non-critical benchmarks due to the significant negative implications for financial stability in European and global financial markets and competitive disadvantages for European companies.

Documents (1) for Briefing on the Need to Extend the Transition Period of the Benchmarks Regulation

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...