ISDA and AFME Respond to EC’s ESG Consultation

On June 8, 2022, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s consultation on the functioning of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the European Union (EU) and ESG factors in credit ratings. In the response, the associations highlight that regulatory intervention should focus on transparency of methodologies and conflict of interest policies, while ensuring requirements do not stifle innovation. The associations did not identify a need for further EU intervention on the incorporation of ESG factors in credit ratings.

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Assessing Tokenized MMFs as Eligible Collateral

Distributed ledger technology and digital assets have matured from their early stages to solutions capable of addressing longstanding inefficiencies in collateral management. Tokenized money market funds (TMMFs) represent a particularly promising area for the application of this technology, combining the...

Response to EC on Carbon Accounting

On October 5, ISDA responded to the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) survey, drawing on input from five member firms across the banking, exchange and market-data sectors. The response highlighted broad support for internationally recognized carbon...