ISDA/SIFMA AMG/MFA Response to LEI ROC’s Second Consultation on Fund Relationships

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”), Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Asset Management Group (“SIFMA AMG”), and Managed Funds Association (“MFA”) joint response to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Regulatory Oversight Committee’s (ROC) Second Consultation on Fund Relationships in the Global LEI System.

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,...