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 EC Consultation on MICA Review

On September 29, ISDA responded to the European Commission’s (EC) targeted consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA). ISDA’s response focuses on tokenization in over-the-counter derivatives and collateral markets. It argues that tokenized collateral can enable...

2026 FX Definitions: Act Now

On November 22, 2027, the 2026 FX Definitions will come into effect. From that point, these definitions will become the market standard for all cleared and new non-cleared FX derivatives, and the Swift messaging service will halt its support of...