GFMA, in partnership with a coalition of leading global financial trade associations (“Joint Trades”), and with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Ashurst, and Sullivan & Cromwell as technical advisors, submitted a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) urging a pause and recalibration of the Cryptoasset Exposures Standard (SCO60).

GFMA submitted comments to the FSB on their thematic peer review of the FSB global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities.

GFMA joined a joint trade association response to the BCBS consult on the "Disclosure of Cryptoasset Exposures."

GFMA with the GBBC submitted a joint response to the IOSCO Consultation Report on Policy Recommendations for Decentralized Finance (DeFi).

GFMA submitted a response to the IOSCO Crypto and Digital Assets Recommendations consult.

GFMA submitted a response to the FSB's consult on the "International Regulation of Crypto-Asset Activities - a Proposed Framework."

The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) and PwC have published a report on current trends in technology and innovation and their impact on the investment bank of the future. The report, entitled ‘Technology and Innovation in Global Capital Markets,’ examines the key trends which are expected to impact the industry over the next five years, providing a vision for the future and identifying the implications for the industry and for future policymaking.  

GFMA response to the Global Financial Innovation Network consultation document on a “Global Financial Innovation Network”

GFMA response to the Financial Stability Board consultation document on a “Cyber Lexicon.”

GFMA, the European Banking Federation (EBF), and International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) publish a paper, “International Cybersecurity, Data and Technology Principles,” that offers the groups’ thoughts on foundational principles for the formation of effective policy on cybersecurity, data and technology.   

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A coalition of leading global financial trade associations ("The Associations"), with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Ashurst, and Sullivan & Cromwell as technical advisors, have published a report titled "The Impact of DLT in Capital Markets: Ready for Adoption, Time to Act". The report illustrates how tokenization and DLT are reshaping securities issuance, collateral management, and fund operations, with deep dive analysis of live use cases demonstrating significant efficiency gains, enhanced transparency, and improved risk management.

GFMA and GDF publish Smart Contract Primer.

GFMA with BCG, Clifford Chance, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP published a report on the impact of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in global capital markets.

New GFMA Paper by BCG and Clifford Chance Outlines Benefits and Challenges of Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies

GFMA has published 'Considerations for Developing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).'