Joint Association Letter on a Digital Future for Financial Markets

ISDA, the Association of German Banks, the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the International Islamic Financial Market, the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA), LBMA and UK Finance have written a letter to the Financial Stability Board, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to assert their joint commitment to defining and promoting the development of a digital future for financial markets.

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Documents (1) for Joint Association Letter on a Digital Future for Financial Markets

Response to BoE on Systemic Stablecoins

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Maintaining Focus on Basel III Endgame Recalibration

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