Benchmark Reform
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ISDA, ASIFMA, FIA and GFXD publish EU benchmarks regulation review recommendations
LONDON, June 29, 2020 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have published a set of recommendations to reform the European Union Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).
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FIA and ISDA support the European Commission’s equivalence determination for financial benchmarks in Japan
ISDA and FIA sent a letter in support of the European Commission's draft equivalence decisions
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Joint trade association letter to ESMA on carbon benchmarks
FIA, jointly with ISDA, AFME, EFET and Europex, wrote to ESMA to express our concerns in relation to the requirement for benchmark administrators to comply with additional obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/2089 (‘Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation’) by 30 April 2020.
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AFX founder says new interbank market will spark demand for Ameribor derivatives
Wider use of new U.S. interest rate benchmark expected to drive hedging activity
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FIA, ISDA, GFMA and EMTA joint briefing on the need to extend the transition period of the Benchmark Regulation
FIA, together with ISDA, GFMA and EMTA, published a briefing today requesting EU policymakers to extend the transition period of the Benchmarks Regulation for critical and non-critical benchmarks due to significant negative implications for financial stability in European and global financial markets and competitive disadvantages for European companies.
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FIA, GFMA and ISDA respond to the ESMA Consultation Paper on draft technical standards under the Benchmarks Regulation
On 2 December, FIA, GFMA and ISDA submitted a joint response to the ESMA Consultation Paper on draft technical standards under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).
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FIA joint response to Australian proposals on benchmark regulation
On 29 April 2016, FIA, ASIFMA and ISDA submitted a joint response to Australia's Council of Financial Regulators consultation paper on financial benchmarks regulatory reform.
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FIA urges Lord Hill to consider effects of EU regulation on Asia-Pacific markets
On 13 November 2015, FIA, ASIFMA and ISDA hosted an industry roundtable with EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill in Hong Kong.
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FIA sets out 'real life scenarios' for European benchmarks regulation
FIA Europe members highlighted their concerns about the impact of the European Commission’s, Council's and Parliament’s proposed Benchmark.
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Special Report Series - Part Six: Open Access - CCPs, Trading Venues and Benchmarks
This Special Report is the sixth in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (2014/65/EU) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation 600/2012) (“MiFIR”), which together are referred to as “MiFID II” and come into effect on 3 January 2017.
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