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.

Response on Dividend Stripping

On October 14, ISDA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) submitted a joint response to the Dutch Ministry of Finance on its proposed measures on dividend stripping. While supporting the policy...

ISDA Launches DRR Tracer Agent

ISDA has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for its Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) solution that will bring greater transparency to users by tracing the rules and decisions that have guided the development of the DRR. The ISDA DRR Tracer...

US FX Derivatives Review

ISDA has expanded its SwapsInfo website to include data on US foreign exchange (FX) derivatives, extending the platform's coverage beyond interest rate and credit derivatives to a third over-the-counter derivatives asset class. The US FX Derivatives Review covers trading activity...

Response to FCA on Post-trade Transparency

On October 16, ISDA responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation CP26/30.  While the consultation is principally focused on cash equity market structure and transparency, ISDA responded to questions on the potential inclusion of equity swaps in the scope...