ISDA has confirmed that the FCA’s announcement constitutes an index cessation event and that the spread adjustment to be used in fallbacks has been fixed.
March 8, 2021A total of 192 benchmarks administered by the TSE are listed as in scope, including key benchmarks TOPIX and JPX-Nikkei Index 400, as well as their sub-indices.
March 5, 2021The consultation seeks views on whether a legal safe harbour could be a helpful supplement to the provisions inserted into the BMR by the Financial Services Bill.
February 18, 2021The FSC has enacted an enforcement decree setting out the requirements for benchmark administrators, contributors and users.
November 22, 2020ISDA and 13 other associations say they believe an extension of the transitional period for third-country benchmarks under BMR is urgently needed.
November 22, 2020The majority of third-country benchmarks pose no systemic risk but could nevertheless be barred from use in the EU due to a costly and burdensome third-country benchmark regime.
June 30, 2020While the Associations welcome the legal approach taken, they highlight that the draft equivalence decision excludes the widely referenced Nikkei and JPX benchmarks.
May 7, 2020The MOU and last year's equivalence decision from the European Commission ensure that FIs in the EU can continue using SIBOR and the SOR as reference rates in their contracts.
April 18, 2020ESMA says BMR's wide scope has led to an unintended consequence whereby third-country benchmarks are not incentivised to keep providing their benchmarks in the EU.
February 18, 2020The BMR transition period is now scheduled to end alongside LIBOR's discontinuation, creating a "perfect storm" of regulatory change for benchmark administrators and users at end-2021.
December 17, 2019