Joint Association Letter on a Digital Future for Financial Markets

ISDA, the Association of German Banks, the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the International Islamic Financial Market, the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA), LBMA and UK Finance have written a letter to the Financial Stability Board, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to assert their joint commitment to defining and promoting the development of a digital future for financial markets.

Click on the PDF to read the full letter.

Documents (1) for Joint Association Letter on a Digital Future for Financial Markets

Episode 59: Reducing Burdens

As she nears the end of her term as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Verena Ross joins The Swap to discuss progress in simplifying and reducing the burden of EU financial regulation, including transaction reporting. Please view...

CDS Market Dynamics: Record 2025

Global credit default swap (CDS) market activity reached a record $41.8 trillion in 2025, surpassing the previous peak of $38.7 trillion in 2022. Index CDS drove the increase, accounting for 93.3% of total activity and reaching a record $39.0 trillion....

ISDA Letter to BCBS on RMA Models

On July 24, ISDA wrote to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to request guidance on how the proposed Risk Mitigation Accounting (RMA) model under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9/IFRS 7 should be treated for prudential regulatory capital...