Treatment of Initial Margin Under the Basel Leverage Ratio

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November 3, 2016

SIFMA AMG and several other associations sent a letter to the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) regarding the potential negative impact of the leverage ratio on the strength and stability of the global derivatives markets.

SIFMA AMG along with:

ACLI

AIMA

CCP12

CMC

Eurex Clearing

EACH

FIA

ICE

ISDA

LME Clear

MFA

WFE

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