JAC responds to FCA thematic review on product development and governance of structured products

On March 5, 2015, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a thematic review on the product development and governance of structured products. Firms need to ensure they design products that have a reasonable prospect of delivering economic value to end clients and promote their features in a clear and balanced way. The thematic review highlights further areas that firms need to work on. Given the firms are replying in detail to the FCA, the Joint Associations Committee’s (JAC) letter focuses on high-level issues.

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Assessing Tokenized MMFs as Eligible Collateral

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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...