Publications

CBRF Response to IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation

February 23, 2015

The Cross-Border Regulation Forum (including the IIF and other associations) submitted the industry's response to IOSCO's "˜Cross Border Regulation Co

Joint associations' letters on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB)

February 20, 2015

The joint associations (ISDA/IIF/GFMA) submitted on February 20 two letters on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) to the Basel Committe

IIF and GFMA requests extension of the QIS and consultation period for the credit risk Standardized Approach (SA)

February 20, 2015

Ahead of their meeting in Frankfurt on February 24, the' IIF and GFMA sent a letter to the Basel Committee's Task Force on Standardized Approaches (TF

February 2015 Global Economic Monitor: Year of Divergence

February 19, 2015

2015 is shaping up as the year of divergence: mature economy growth accelerates while EMs lag behind; the Fed is set to hike rates while most other ce

Venezuela: Debt Default Fears Grow

February 19, 2015

The oil price slump has stoked external default fears and heightened risks of social upheaval. The policy response, thus far, has consisted of seeking

U.S. Shale Oil: Maybe Down, But Not Out

February 19, 2015

The extraordinary rise of U.S. shale oil producers has led the U.S. to record crude oil production, rising nearly 4 mbd since 2008 and altering the gl

Weekly Insight: Mixed Signals

February 19, 2015

1. Markets read the minutes: ' Against an uneasy geopolitical backdrop-with U.S.

IIF Dispatch: Update from Kiev

February 18, 2015

We visited Kiev last week, consulting with public sector officials and market participants on the current state of Ukraine's economy as well as the re

Joint IIF/GA Response to the IAIS ICS Consultation

February 16, 2015

On February 16, the Joint IIF/Geneva Association (GA) ICS Task Force submitted a response letter to the IAIS Risk-based Global Insurance Capital Stand

Joint Associations' response on criteria for identifying simple, transparent and comparable securitisations

February 13, 2015

On February 13, the IIF, GFMA, ICMA and ISDA (together, the Associations) responded to the BCBS-IOSCO consultative document "Criteria for identifying

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