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.
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...
8 February 2019 New ICMA members in Febuary 2019...
7 February 2019 Results of the 2019 ICMA European Repo and Collateral Committee elections...
6 February 2019 Registration opens for the 51st ICMA Annual General Meeting and Conference, May 15 to 17 2019, Stockholm ...
6 February 2019 ICMA publishes briefing note on ESMA statement on the use of UK data in ESMA databases and performance of MiFID II calculations in case of a no-deal Brexit...
1 February 2019 ICMA AMIC responds to IOSCO consultation on leverage in investment funds...
31 January 2019 ICMA AMIC issues guide to due diligence requirements for investing in a securitisation position...
30 January 2019 ICMA launches Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles Helpdesk...
17 January 2019 Frequently Asked Questions on Repo updated...
15 January 2019 ICMA ERCC publishes a briefing note on the European repo market at 2018 year-end...
8 January 2019 ICMA AMIC publishes joint paper with EFAMA on investment fund liquidity stress tests...
3 January 2019 New ICMA members in January 2019...
21 December 2018 Updated version of the ICMA ERCC Guide to Best Practice in the European Repo Market now available...
19 December 2018 Amendments to the ICMA Primary Market Handbook published...
18 December 2018 ICMA publishes primary markets technology mapping directory...
17 December 2018 Post-crisis regulation requires further evaluation as it could be detrimental for repo and securities lending markets finds GFMA and ICMA market assessment...
10 December 2018 IFL Essay Competition winner 2018...
7 December 2018 Joint associations letter to Vice-President Dombrovskis on Temporary Equivalence and Recognition in relation to UK CCPs...
6 December 2018 New report from ICMA shows European bond markets still waiting to experience the benefits of MiFID II implementation...
5 December 2018 Adopting International Practices of Bond Trustee Arrangements in China - An ICMA and NAFMII publication...
4 December 2018 ICMA publishes Brexit FAQs...
ICMA NEWS ARCHIVE...
Key Issues
Brexit: Implications for ICMA members
Brexit negotiations and the implications for international capital markets and ...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
ICMA Workshop: Bond syndication practices for compliance and middle office professionals
London, 4 February 2020
view moreICMA and Swiss Sustainable Finance joint conference: Developments in the green bond markets – the Swiss perspective
Zurich, 29 January 2020
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