ICMA GMRA Legal opinions
The 2018 GMRA legal opinions cover both the enforceability of the netting provisions of the GMRA as well as the validity of the GMRA as a whole. The legal opinions, presenting major cost savings for member firms active in the repo market, currently cover 64 jurisdictions and are updated annually.
21 August 2018 New ICMA members in August 2018...
20 August 2018 ICMA job opportunity - Associate, Green and Social Bonds, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy department...
2 August 2018 ICMA publishes position paper on MiFID II Trading suspensions from the perspective of fixed income instruments...
23 July 2018 Publication of paper relating to new issuance of Sterling bonds referencing Libor by the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates...
19 July 2018 ICMA publishes information brochure on CSD Regulation mandatory buy-ins...
19 July 2018 Quarterly newsletter from the Green & Social Bond Principles - July 2018 now available...
18 July 2018 Publication of Consultation on Term SONIA Reference Rates by the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates...
5 July 2018 ICMA Quarterly Report Third Quarter 2018 now available...
28 June 2018 Video of international benchmark reform panel at ICMA's 50th AGM & Conference in Madrid, May 31, 2018...
27 June 2018 Enter the ICMA Future Leaders Essay Competition: How will the international bond markets look in 10 years’ time?...
26 June 2018 ICMA publishes new discussion paper on the CSD regulation: ‘How to survive in a mandatory buy-in world’...
25 June 2018 ISDA, AFME, ICMA, SIFMA and SIFMA AMG Publish Global Benchmark Report...
22 June 2018 An open letter to senior political leaders on 'Brexit: Cliff-edge risks in international capital markets' ...
19 June 2018 New ICMA members in June 2018...
14 June 2018 Asset purchases to end in December 2018...
14 June 2018 Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles 2018 editions now released along with best practice guidelines for external reviewers, a mapping to the Sustainable Development Goals and a framework for social bonds impact reporting...
14 June 2018 ICMA and HKMA co-host the 2018 Green and Social Bond Principles Annual General Meeting and Conference in Hong Kong...
6 June 2018 ICMA co-signs industry letter to European Commission on supporting securitisation...
31 May 2018 ICMA members elect new board at Madrid meeting and new ICMA Board Chair appointed...
29 May 2018 ICMA publishes briefing note on the RTS for CSDR-SD related to the mandatory buy-in regime...
25 May 2018 European Commission publishes regulatory technical standards (RTS) for CSDR Settlement Discipline...
24 May 2018 ICMA welcomes European Commission’s proposals for implementing its Action Plan on Sustainable Finance...
21 May 2018 ICMA Overview of the ESMA Liquidity Assessment for Bonds (May-Aug 2018), including the list of liquid bonds...
16 May 2018 ICMA AMIC publishes position on ESRB review...
14 May 2018 Participate in the ICMA European Repo and Collateral Council's 35th European repo market survey...
20 April 2018 ICMA CBIC issues position paper on EU covered bond legislation...
12 April 2018 ICMA ERCC responds to Commission consultation on the finalisation of Basel III...
11 April 2018 ICMA publishes 2018 legal opinions on global master repo agreement ...
10 April 2018 ICMA AMIC publishes statement on fund delegation...
10 April 2018 ISDA, EBF, ICMA and ISLA Publish Whitepaper on Benefits of Post-Trade Risk Reduction Services...
20 March 2018 ICMA’s ERCC has recently decided to discontinue coverage of the GMRA 1995 in the ICMA GMRA legal opinions from 2019 onwards...
14 March 2018 Latest ICMA survey sets baseline size of the European repo market at record EUR 7,250 billion - Repo market shows signs of adapting to new regulatory environment...
8 March 2018 Press release on the Action Plan on sustainable finance of the European Commission...
28 February 2018 ICMA AMIC responds to FRC consultation on corporate governance and stewardship...
22 February 2018 ICMA responds to the European Commission’s 'Public consultation on building a proportionate regulatory environment to support SME listing'...
15 February 2018 ICMA publishes study into the European single name credit default swap market...
12 February 2018 Results of the 2018 ICMA European Repo and Collateral Committee elections...
6 February 2018 Registration opens for the 50th ICMA Annual General Meeting and Conference, May 30 - June 1, 2018 - Madrid ...
6 February 2018 New ICMA members in February 2018...
1 February 2018 ISDA, AFME, ICMA, SIFMA and SIFMA AMG Launch Benchmark Transition Roadmap...
31 January 2018 EU’s High Level Expert Group report on sustainable finance published...
26 January 2018 ICMA launches Introduction to Green Bonds Workshop, London, 5-6 March...
23 January 2018 ICMA AMIC responds to publication of the ESAs Review...
16 January 2018 HKMA and ICMA to co-host the Green and Social Bond Principles Annual General Meeting and Conference in Hong Kong in June...
15 January 2018 ICMA publishes report on state of the European repo market at year-end 2017...
12 January 2018 Michael Sansen of ING appointed as the new Chairman of the ICMA Future Leaders Committee...
18 December 2017 Updated version of the ICMA ERCC Guide to Best Practice in the European Repo Market now available...
12 December 2017 New ICMA members in December 2017...
7 December 2017 Joint-industry group publishes directory of global and regional green finance policy initiatives...
22 November 2017 ICMA publishes new FinTech mapping directory for repo and cash bond operations...
20 November 2017 European Commission publishes final report of the Expert Group on Corporate Bond Markets 'Improving European Corporate Bond Markets'...
15 November 2017 ICMA ERCC responds to the European Commission’s post-trade consultation ...
8 November 2017 AMIC survey on FICC research unbundling...
6 November 2017 New ICMA members in November 2017...
2 November 2017 Rapid growth of the green and social bond markets in Asia attracts market attention...
2 November 2017 Frontclear study - Repo: OTC or exchange-traded?...
27 October 2017 ECB announcement on the Asset Purchase Programme...
19 October 2017 Panda bonds - the foreign issuer perspective - new report from ICMA and NAFMII outlines progress made in making China’s domestic bond markets accessible to international issuers...
17 October 2017 Latest ICMA survey sets baseline size of the European repo market at EUR 6,455 billion - Suggests recovery in market volumes since December 2016...
16 October 2017 ICMA responds to IOSCO’s consultation paper on Regulatory Reporting and Public Transparency in the Secondary Corporate Bond Markets...
5 October 2017 ICMA responds, jointly with the ASF, GFMA and IIF, re BCBS/IOSCO’s Consultative Documents on “Criteria for and capital treatment of simple, transparent and comparable short-term securitisations...
26 September 2017 Results of the pilot survey of repo markets in Asia-Pacific are published...
18 September 2017 ICMA AMIC responds to IOSCO consultations on investment fund liquidity risk management...
14 September 2017 Green Bond Principles publishes translations of its international guidelines...
24 August 2017 New ICMA members in August 2017...
23 August 2017 MiFID II/R implementation update August 2017...
22 August 2017 High-level data on European investment grade bond markets from multiple sources on ICMA website...
15 August 2017 ICMA AMIC responds to Central Bank of Ireland consultation on ETFs...
ICMA NEWS ARCHIVE...
Key Issues
Benchmark reform and transition to risk-free rates
ICMA has been engaging with regulators and members on the global issue of benchmark reform ...Green, Social and Sustainability bonds
The 2018 updates of the GBP, SBP and Sustainability Bond Guidelines are now available ...Brexit: Implications for ICMA members
Brexit negotiations and the implications for international capital markets and ...Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR)
Inclusion of mandatory buy-in regime in CSDR has been highly contentious. ...ICMA Executive Education
Briefing call for ICMA members on the transition to risk-free rates
Briefing Call, 22 August 2018
view moreICMA Future Leaders summer networking reception: 'What are the expectations of millennials in today’s work environment?'
Zurich, 28 August 2018
view moreICMA Women’s Network - Starting out: career progression and how to manage unconscious bias
Madrid, 4 October 2018
view moreICMA Workshop: GMRA Masterclass – a clause-by-clause analysis & Annex I negotiation
London, 11-12 October 2018
view moreICMA Future Leaders: Cryptocurrencies & ICOs are coming…To what extent will these technologies revolutionize the financial sector?
Paris, 17 October 2018
view moreICMA Workshop: Repo and securities lending under the GMRA and GMSLA
London, 24-26 October 2018
view moreICMA Workshop: European Regulation: An Introduction for Capital Market Practitioners
London, 30 October 2018
view moreICMA Workshop: Bond syndication practices for compliance and middle office professionals
London, 2 November 2018
view moreAnnual ICMA and JSDA Joint Conference: Developments in Green and Social Bond Markets – The Asian Perspective
Tokyo, 11 December 2018
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