ISDA Response to BoE and FCA on UK EMIR Refit

On July 23, ISDA responded to a consultation from the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the additional draft Q&A for position-level reporting of spread bets under the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) Refit. ISDA agreed with the proposal to require reporting of spread bets at position level only, while highlighting the requirement for all derivatives to be reported at the trade level, and the mutual agreement needed between parties for position-level reporting to occur.

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)....