A list of all Standards & Publications:
Our outputs are Standards, Statements of Good Practice, and Spotlight Reviews developed by our membership and designed to illustrate best practices in areas of uncertainty to all market participants. Transparency Drafts are published for comment before the document is finalised.
Standards:
FMSB Standards are intended to reduce the continuing uncertainty about acceptable practice in opaque and unregulated areas, which is a hazard for FMSB members (and other market participants). FMSB members are expected to adopt FMSB Standards in their businesses (where relevant) and to evidence this through an annual Statement of Commitment – see Adherence for more information.
Standard on use of Term SONIA reference rates
Published on: 28 July 2021
Standard for the sharing of investor allocation information in the fixed income primary markets
Published on: 15 February 2022
Standard for the Conduct of Participants in LBMA Precious Metal Auctions
Published on: 1 March 2022
Statements of Good Practice:
Statements of Good Practice reflect FMSB’s view of what constitutes good or best practice in the areas covered by the Statement of Good Practice in question. FMSB members are expected, and other firms are invited, to consider their own practices in light of relevant Statements of Good Practice and make any changes to such practices that they deem to be appropriate.
Statement of Good Practice for Participation in Sovereign and Supranational Auctions in Fixed Income Markets
Published on: 14 July 2020
Transparency Drafts:
All Standards and some Statements of Good Practice are published for feedback as Transparency Drafts. FMSB seeks comment on Transparency Drafts. Please click on the link below or email comments to secretariat@fmsb.com.
Statement of Good Practice for Trading Platform Disclosures Transparency Draft
Date of Initial Release: 17 Dec 2021, Dates of Comment Period: 17 Dec 2021 to 25 Feb 2022.
Spotlight Reviews:
Spotlight Reviews encompass a broad range of publications used by FMSB to illuminate important emerging issues in FICC markets. Drawing on the insight of members and industry experts, they provide a way for FMSB to surface challenges market participants face and may inform topics for future work. Spotlight Reviews will often include references to existing law, regulation and business practices. However, they do not set or define any new precedents or standards of business practice applicable to market participants.
Work In Progress:
Standards, Statements of Good Practice and Spotlight Reviews are produced by FMSB’s cross-sectoral committees, sub-committees and working groups, each of which follows a rigorous production, review and transparency process. See our Organisational structure for more information.
Information about each of FMSB’s active groups is set out below with an update as at 14th February 2022. For an overview of all activity please see our ‘FMSB Workstreams on a Page’.
How does a typical Standard or Statement of Good Practice progress to publication?
Annual Report:
The FMSB Annual Report is published annually and sets out progress made by FMSB to enhance standards of behaviour in the wholesale fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) markets.