Benchmark Reform archive
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Joint industry response to European Commission's Call for Feedback on BMR
FIA has submitted a joint response with GFMA and ISDA to the European Commission’s Call for Feedback on the review of the scope and regime for non-EU benchmarks. The response sets out the associations’ comments on the EC’s proposal, along with potential draft amendments where possible, and some additional revisions that are considered to support the EC’s aims.
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Trade associations respond to European Commission's call for evidence on the EU Benchmarks Regulation
FIA has joined a group of trade associations in a response to the European Commission's call for evidence on the "Review of the scope and third-country regime of the EU Benchmarks Regulation". The associations strongly support the proposal that only systemically important EU and third-country benchmarks that have been positively designated by the European Commission should be in scope of BMR for mandatory compliance. This approach ensures the highest level of certainty and visibility for users and administrators of benchmarks. The criteria that must be satisfied in order to make a positive designation are critical and discussed in some detail in the response.
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FIA joins other trades in EU benchmarks regulation review recommendations
FIA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT), EMTA, and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have published an updated set of recommendations in response to the European Commission’s latest consultation on reform of the EU Benchmarks Regulation.
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FIA responds to European Commission’s BMR consultation
FIA has submitted a response to the European Commission’s consultation on reforming the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). In its response, FIA highlights that without significant reform, the BMR could expose benchmark users in the European Union to the threats that BMR was intended to protect them from, putting them at a competitive disadvantage to users of benchmarks in other jurisdictions.
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FAQs on switch to 'SONIA First' for GBP Exchange Traded Derivatives from June 17
As part of a 'SONIA first' initiative, the Bank of England and FCA are encouraging all market participants and liquidity providers in the sterling exchange traded derivatives market to switch the default traded instrument to SONIA instead of LIBOR from 17 June
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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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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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