ICMA GMRA Legal opinions
The 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 close to 70 jurisdictions and are updated annually.
20 February 2020 ICMA publishes a Compendium of international policy initiatives and best market practice for sustainable finance...
6 February 2020 Results of the 2020 ICMA ERCC elections...
5 February 2020 New ICMA members in February 2020...
30 January 2020 ICMA AMIC and the IA write to European Commission expressing concerns about the potential bond market impacts of the CSDR mandatory buy-in provisions...
23 January 2020 Green Bond Principles establishes a Working Group on sustainability/KPI-linked bonds...
22 January 2020 ICMA AMIC and EFAMA update their report on Managing Fund Liquidity Risk in Europe...
17 January 2020 ICMA AMIC publishes discussion paper - review of the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) Regulation...
14 January 2020 The European repo market at 2019 year-end - an ICMA European Repo and Collateral Council Briefing Note...
13 January 2020 ICMA responds to ESAs’ Joint Consultation Paper concerning amendments to the PRIIPs KID...
10 January 2020 ICMA Quarterly Report First Quarter 2020 now available...
3 January 2020 New ICMA members in January 2020...
2 January 2020 ICMA ERCC responds to the European Commission’s public consultation on Implementing the Final Basel III Reforms in the EU...
20 December 2019 European bond markets still facing challenges in 2nd year of MIFD II/R implementation...
19 December 2019 ICMA responds to the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Benchmarks Regulation...
19 December 2019 ICMA publishes Master Regulatory Reporting Agreement...
19 December 2019 ICMA publishes briefing note on the political agreement on the EU taxonomy...
18 December 2019 ICMA publishes Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Regulatory Directory and Brief...
17 December 2019 Amendments to the ICMA Primary Market Handbook published...
4 December 2019 Participate in the ICMA European Repo and Collateral Council's 38th European repo market survey...
27 November 2019 New market buy-in regime threatens European bond market liquidity...
27 November 2019 ICMA AMIC publishes its latest Review...
22 November 2019 ICMA publishes updated Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) mapping directory...
14 November 2019 ICMA to update its buy-in rules to support implementation of EU CSDR mandatory buy-in provisions...
13 November 2019 ICMA European repo survey sets market size at EUR 7,761 billion...
22 October 2019 New ICMA members in October 2019...
11 October 2019 Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles Executive Committee announces 2019/2020 Advisory Council composition...
10 October 2019 ICMA Quarterly Report Fourth Quarter 2019 now available...
9 October 2019 Conference gathers pivotal stakeholders in Tokyo for the third time to exchange views and practical expertise on how to foster and develop the market for sustainable finance instruments...
30 September 2019 ICMA launches CSDR buy-in impact study for bond markets...
27 September 2019 ICMA ERCC publishes updated memorandum outlining recommendations for repo market best practice to address transition from EONIA to €STR on 1 October 2019...
18 September 2019 ICMA publishes update to primary markets technology mapping directory ...
13 September 2019 ICMA with the Green Bond Principles Executive Committee responds to European Commission's consultation on TEG report on EU Taxonomy...
5 September 2019 ICMA responds to ESMA's MiFID II/MiFIR review report on the development in prices for pre- and post-trade data and on the consolidated tape for equity instruments...
19 August 2019 New ICMA members in August 2019...
30 July 2019 ICMA ERCC responds to ESMA’s consultation on SFTR Reporting Guidelines...
29 July 2019 ICMA publishes briefing on the importance of integrated capital markets and CMU...
29 July 2019 ICMA AMIC responds to ESMA’s consultation on possible short-term pressure from the financial sector on corporations...
29 July 2019 ICMA with the Green Bond Principles Executive Committee responds to Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index consultation ...
10 July 2019 ICMA Ops FinTech mapping directory: updated version released...
9 July 2019 ICMA responds to the ECB's market consultation on European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI)...
8 July 2019 New executive education program on green bonds and sustainable finance welcomed by EM issuers...
21 June 2019 ICMA summarises and comments on EU TEG reports and status of EU sustainable finance plan...
18 June 2019 ICMA Future Leaders podcasts added to ICMA Podcast...
13 June 2019 GBP & SBP publish key documents – Impact Reporting Handbook, Green Project Mapping and Guidance Handbook – and announce Advisory Council, Executive Committee election result...
11 June 2019 New ICMA members in June 2019...
5 June 2019 A comparative review of practices and procedures in the Russian and international primary debt capital markets - an ICMA-NFA report...
21 May 2019 ICMA’s 3rd European IG Corporate Bond Secondary Market Study...
16 May 2019 ICMA elects new board members at Stockholm AGM...
9 April 2019 ICMA publishes 2019 legal opinions on global master repo agreement...
4 April 2019 ICMA survey shows continuing steady growth in the European repo market - market size reaches EUR 7,739 billion...
3 April 2019 ICMA with the Green Bond Principles Executive Committee responds to European Commission's consultation on the TEG preliminary recommendations for an EU Green Bond Standard...
1 April 2019 ICMA with the Green Bond Principles Executive Committee responds to IOSCO consultation on sustainable finance in emerging markets and the role of securities regulators...
28 March 2019 ICMA AMIC responds to ESMA consultation on liquidity stress testing guidelines...
27 March 2019 New ICMA members in March 2019...
26 March 2019 Amendments to the ICMA Primary Market Handbook published...
20 March 2019 ICMA is delighted to have been able to contribute to the LMA, APLMA and LSTA's new Sustainability Linked Loan Principles...
18 March 2019 ICMA CIF reponds to ESMA consultation paper - Guidelines on Disclosure Requirements applicable to Credit Ratings...
13 March 2019 ICMA ERCC responds to BCBS consultation on leverage ratio disclosure...
4 March 2019 Japan Securities Summit held in London for the fifth time...
ICMA NEWS ARCHIVE...
Key Issues
Brexit: Implications for ICMA members
Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020 ...Benchmark reform and transition to risk-free rates
ICMA has been engaging with regulators and members on the global issue of benchmark reform ...Mandatory buy-ins under CSDR
Inclusion of mandatory buy-in regime in CSDR has been highly contentious. ...EU SFT Regulation
SFTR is set to introduce an extensive reporting regime for repo and other securities financing ...Green, Social and Sustainability bonds
Key documents and updates were published at the 2019 GBP SBP AGM ...ICMA Executive Education
Securities Operations Foundation Qualification (SOFQ) Online Programme
6 March-5 August 2020
view moreICMA Future Leaders: How Artificial Intelligence changes Football, the World of Finance and our Economy
Frankfurt, 23 March 2020
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