Towards Transparency – IQ December 2022

It’s been 13 years since the Group-of-20 (G-20) leaders decided on a package of measures to reform derivatives markets. Of the measures agreed, the reporting of over-the-counter derivatives got most traction early on, but – while an improvement on what went before – the reporting framework never really lived up to its full potential. That’s because of deviations in rule sets across jurisdictions, differences in data formats and discrepancies in how individual firms interpreted the various written regulatory texts.

Two key developments could change that. First, regulators across the globe are revising their reporting rules to incorporate internationally agreed data standards, starting with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which implemented its first batch of amendments on December 5. Regulators in Australia, Canada, the EU, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK are set to follow suit in the coming years, making global rule sets more consistent.

Second, firms can now access an industry consensus interpretation of the CFTC revisions, available as human-readable and machine executable code, which can be used as the basis for their implementation or as a benchmark to check their own understanding of the rules. As the first step of ISDA’s Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) initiative, this should cut down on the discrepancies that can emerge when each firm has to independently interpret a written regulatory text. Version 1.0 of the DRR was launched in November, and will be extended over time to cover reporting rule amendments in other jurisdictions.

This issue of IQ explores the changes to regulatory reporting rules and looks at how ISDA’s DRR can increase the efficiency of implementation and improve the accuracy and consistency of what is reported. Thirteen years after the G-20 Pittsburgh summit, regulators could soon be receiving the accurate, comprehensive data they need to better monitor potential sources of risk.

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Response on Commodity Derivatives Markets

On April 22, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets. In addition to questions on position management, reporting and...

Episode 50: The Value of Derivatives

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ISDA/IIF Response to EC Market Risk Consultation

On February 22, ISDA and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on the application of the market risk prudential framework. The associations believe the capital framework should be risk-appropriate and...

ISDA Submits Letter on Environmental Credits

On April 15, ISDA submitted a response to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) consultation on environmental credits and environmental credit obligations. The response supports the FASB’s overall proposals to establish clear and consistent accounting guidance for environmental credits, but...