Economic Growth

Capital markets and international investment are critical drivers of economic growth world-wide.

Policies that promote investment and regulatory cooperation improve market efficiency and liquidity, which in turn finances broader growth. GFMA supports measures that support capital markets, particularly in areas such as tax, securitization, trade and sustainable finance.

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Correspondence

GFMA Letter on TEG EU Sustainable Taxonomy Report

September 2019  |  Correspondence  |  Regulatory Correspondence

GFMA submitted feedback to the the European Commission's Technical Expert Group's June report on a sustainable finance taxonomy for the European Union.

GFMA 2019 Sustainable Finance Survey Report

June 2019  |  Correspondence  |  White Papers and Reports

GFMA has published the results of a survey of global financial institutions' sustainable finance strategies and activities. The survey, conducted in May and June of 2019, is based on the anonymized and aggregated responses of 22 of the largest globally active financial and capital market participants. The findings of this survey will be helpful to institutions to benchmark against their peers and also to help inform future policymaking.

New Financial Global Capital Markets Growth Index

January 2019  |  Correspondence  |  White Papers and Reports

New Financial has published a new report, commissioned by the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), entitled “The New Financial Global Capital Markets Growth Index.” The purpose of the report is to provide an in-depth review and comparison of national and regional capital markets across the globe in terms of market size, depth, and access to pools of capital. GFMA commissioned New Financial to prepare the report to underscore the role markets can play in supporting sustainable economic growth around the world by diversifying the sources of available funding for companies, improving productivity through more efficient capital allocation and better risk management, increasing the capacity of economies to absorb economic shocks, and funding more sustainable pension systems. The report also identifies challenges and provides recommendations for jurisdictions to develop and expand capital markets as a source of funding and investment.

GFMA with Other Associations Submit Comments to the Basel Committee on Basel Step In Risk Consultation

March 2016  |  Correspondence  |  Press Releases

GFMA drafted and today submitted comments to the Basel Committee on its Step-In Risk consultation (joined by CREFC, CREFC Europe, the Real Estate Roundtable).  The Basel Committee issued this consultation to address the risk that a bank would ‘step in’ to provide voluntary, non-contractual support for a transaction (such as what banks did with SIVs or credit card ABS in the crisis).  The Basel Committee’s proposal would require a bank to examine all off-balance sheet vehicles and other relationships which are not currently capitalized and, if step-in risk indicators are there, hold capital for them as if they were on-balance sheet.  The proposal is very expansive and could require massive amounts of effective consolidation if read broadly.  GFMA/CREFC/RER’s position is that the proposal is not needed given the massive amount of regulatory change (importantly including changes to off-balance sheet accounting rules, the Volcker Rule in the US, and other regulations) that have largely addressed this problem.  We do not believe step-in risk is a material issue at this point and suggest the Basel Committee should forego implementing new rules in this area.  We also raise significant concerns with the lack of clarity and expansive breadth of the proposal.  

See also:
Identification and measurement of step-in risk - consultative document

GFMA and AuSF Submit Comments to the SEC Regarding the Re-Opening of Comment Period for Asset-Backed Securities Release

June 2015  |  Correspondence  |  Press Releases

GFMA and the Australian Securitisation Forum (AuSF) provide comments to the SEC regarding proposed revisions to Regulation AB under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (Regulation AB).

The Securities and Exchange Commission is re-opening the comment period for the Asset-Backed Securities Releases (Release Nos. 33-9552; 33-9244; File No. S7-08-10).

GFMA Submits Comments to OECD Regarding Implementation of the Common Reporting Standard Background

March 2015  |  Correspondence  |  Press Releases

GFMA and its regional members, SIFMA, AFME and ASIFMA, provide comments to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration to express concerns regarding the current timeframe for both implementing and ensuring compliance with the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for automatic exchange of information on financial accounts.

Related:
GFMA White Paper on Implementation of the OECD's Common Reporting Standard - 5 February 2015

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News

GFMA Welcomes IOSCO Endorsement of ISSB Standards

28 July 2023   |   News  |  Sustainable Finance

GFMA welcomes the work to establish a global baseline for sustainability reporting and the ongoing work to maximise interoperability of ISSB standards with jurisdictional initiatives.

GFMA Releases Sustainable Finance Survey Report

27 June 2019   |   News  |  Economic Growth

Washington, DC, 27 June 2019 – The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) today published its Sustainable Finance Survey Report which demonstrates how global financial institutions are addressing environmental, social and governance considerations, including the management of physical and transitional climate risks, for themselves and their clients.

New Financial Releases Global Capital Markets Growth Index

10 January 2019   |   News  |  Featured News

Washington, D.C., 10 January 2019 – New Financial, commissioned by the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), has today published a new major industry report, “The New Financial Global Capital Markets Growth Index.” The purpose of the report is to provide an in-depth review and comparison of national and regional capital markets across the globe in terms of market size, depth, and access to pools of capital.

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