International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Capital / Liquidity

Industry Says BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment is Prohibitive for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2022

The cap on banks’ exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.

Fintech / Regtech

ISDA Nears Completion of Work to Digitise CFTC Reporting Rules

By Editors | 04/10/2022

ISDA working groups are transforming CFTC swap data reporting rules into machine-executable code ahead of implementation on 5 December.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment Will Hinder Innovation: JBA

By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022

Japan Bankers Association says the proposed infrastructure risk add-on will discourage banks from developing new DLT businesses.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA Calls for Greater Use of €STR in Derivatives

By Editors | 02/10/2022

Further develop of €STR products will provide the inputs needed to enable the calculation and provision of €STR term rates, ESMA says.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.

Market Infrastructure

India’s CCIL Proposes to Create Infrastructure for UMR Compliance

By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2022

CCIL says market participants have expressed a desire since 2016 for it to provide the centralised infrastructure needed for UMR compliance.

Capital / Liquidity

CFTC Extends No-action Relief for Foreign Nonbank Swap Dealers

By Editors | 24/08/2022

Nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the UK and EU can rely on compliance with home country capital and financial reporting requirements until October 2024.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA Calls for Relaxation of BMR Third-country Regime

By Manesh Samtani | 23/08/2022

The current regime could impair the competitiveness of EU investors and, more generally, the EU financial market when the transitional period expires.

Market Infrastructure

Industry Calls for Reforms to EU Benchmarks Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2022

Many non-EU benchmarks won’t qualify under BMR in time for 31 December 2023, disproportionately impacting Asia exposures.