GFMA-GFXD and ISDA Response to EC Consultation on Euro and Market Liquidity in FX Markets

Further to its communication on Towards a stronger international role of the euro published in December 2019, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation on the euro and market liquidity in foreign exchange markets in January 2019. ISDA and the Global Foreign Exchange Division of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFXD-GFMA) submitted their joint position on March 29, 2019.

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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)....