JAC Letters to European Authorities Seeking Clarity on PRIIPs Regulation

On February 17, 2016, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC) sent two letters above to the European Authorities. The first letter sought to highlight the four very significant issues relating to the scope of the PRIIPs regulation which remained unclear: scope, territoriality, secondary trading issues and grandfathering and gold plating. The second letter sets out the detailed aspects of the regulation and RTS which the JAC felt required clarification prior to implementation.

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...

Efficiency is Vital to Delivering Resilience

With less than three months to go until implementation of US Treasury clearing begins at the end of this year, it’s critical that the mandate is safely implemented without compromising market efficiency. This represents a huge change in market structure,...