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Fintech / Regtech
FASB Commences Review of Accounting Rules for Digital Assets
By Editors | 16/05/2022
Crypto industry participants as well as ISDA are calling for the FASB to allow digital assets to be recorded on financial statements at fair value.
AML / KYC
ISDA AGM Highlights Global Scrutiny of Crypto Sector
By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2022
Senior officials from the FSB, Basel Committee, US SEC, and CFTC spoke at ISDA’s AGM about the need for more regulation in the crypto sector.
Capital / Liquidity
ISDA to Recognise China as Clean Netting Jurisdiction
By Editors | 04/05/2022
ISDA plans to publish a legal opinion recognising China as a jurisdiction in which close-out netting can be applied, paving the way for a more diversified onshore derivatives transactions.
Capital / Liquidity
Industry Bodies Call on BCBS to Revisit SA-CCR Standard
By Manesh Samtani | 26/04/2022
The SA-CCR framework, having been finalised in 2014, does not adequately reflect structural changes in the derivatives market and the overall regulatory framework.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Applauds ‘Smooth Transition’ Away from LIBOR
By Editors | 05/04/2022
The FSB highlights a need to continue building liquidity in RFR-based products, use SOFR across global markets, and plan for the remaining USD LIBOR settings to cease.
Fintech / Regtech
ISDA Publishes New Paper on Digital Regulatory Reporting
By Editors | 01/04/2022
DRR will allow for consistent rule interpretation, more streamlined and automated reporting, and fewer data quality issues, ISDA says.
Fintech / Regtech
BIS, MAS Launch Prototype Supervisory Analytics Platform
By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2022
Project Ellipse can provide regulators with early warning indicators, analytics and prudential metrics to assist them in risk detection and banking supervision.
Securities / Derivatives
ASX to Implement Fallbacks in OTC Interest Rate Derivatives
By Editors | 23/03/2022
From 27 June, all OTC Open Contracts cleared by ASX, including legacy trades, will be treated as if they incorporated fallback provisions contained in the 2021 ISDA Definitions.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Publishes Documentation to Align Derivatives, SFT Markets
By Editors | 28/02/2022
The new definitional booklet and related set of provisions will enable allow firms to document derivatives and securities financing transactions under a single ISDA Master Agreement.
Big Picture
FRTB Will Turn Banks Away from Fund Investment Activity
By Manesh Samtani | 13/01/2022
The FRTB treatment of equity investments in funds is “excessively conservative” and could prompt banks to reduce their activity in the sector, ultimately weakening the market.
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