JAC sends letter to EC and ESAs on Key Information Documents

On May 5, 2017, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC) wrote to the European Commission and European Supervisory Authorities highlighting the risk that, due to the amount of language in the Key Information Documents that is prescribed and not applicable to the products being sold, firms may be compelled to stop trading over-the-counter derivatives with retail investors. The letter was supported by ISDA, ICMA and the Swedish Structured Investments Products Association (SPIS).

ISDA & EMTA Publish New FX Definitions

ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions...

ISDA Position Paper on SFDR Review

On February 27, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) published a position paper on the European Commission’s (EC) proposed revisions to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2.0). The paper welcomes the EC’s proposal as a...