ISDA Response to BoE and FCA on UK EMIR Refit

On July 23, ISDA responded to a consultation from the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the additional draft Q&A for position-level reporting of spread bets under the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) Refit. ISDA agreed with the proposal to require reporting of spread bets at position level only, while highlighting the requirement for all derivatives to be reported at the trade level, and the mutual agreement needed between parties for position-level reporting to occur.

A Positive Step to Improve the FRTB in the EU

As the Basel III capital reforms are finalized for implementation in key jurisdictions, ISDA is maintaining a laser focus on making sure the rules are robust and risk-appropriate. Simply put, if capital requirements are set disproportionately high, this will have...

Appropriate Capital Rules Critical for Markets

“Setting capital requirements for globally active banks is a fine balanc­ing act. As regulators learned during the global financial crisis, insuffi­cient capital creates vulnerabilities in the banking sector that can have damaging consequences in times of stress. However, if banks...