Paper on Treatment of Banking Organization Contributions to a QCCP Default Fund

On July 14, ISDA, FIA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) have published a discussion paper that addresses the current treatment under the US regulatory capital rules of banking organization contributions to a qualifying central counterparty (QCCP) default fund and proposes potential targeted changes to the US regulatory capital rules applicable to default fund contributions to more appropriately reflect the economics and risk offsets of QCCP cross-margining arrangements.

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Global Trading in INR Derivatives

Global trading in derivatives involving the Indian rupee (INR) has expanded significantly over the past decade, reflecting the currency’s growing role in international hedging and trading activity. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Triennial Central Bank Survey, the...

Response to FCA on Commodity Derivatives Clearing

On April 9, ISDA, the Commodity Markets Council Europe (CMCE), Energy Traders Europe (ETE) and FIA jointly responded to Chapter 7 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Quarterly Consultation CP26/8 on increasing the clearing threshold for commodity derivatives under the UK...

Response on EC’s SFR Proposal

On April 9, ISDA published technical comments on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed Settlement Finality Regulation (SFR) as it applies to designated EU systems and registered third-country systems. One significant concern is that the scope of insolvency protections provided to...