Consultations

IHS Markit Benchmark Administration Limited Consultation on the European, North American, and Global iBoxx Indices

Open for comment until Dec 15, 2023

This consultation is no longer open. The survey below is provided for reference purposes only. You will not be able to interact with it.

  • Step 1About You
  • Step 2Survey
  • Step 3Submit
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Company *
    • Email

    S&P DJI makes responses to consultations freely available upon request with redacted individual and company names unless requested to be confidential. Do you wish for your response to remain confidential?*


      • Do you agree with the proposed sub-sector definition for banks to distinguish between Global Systemically Important Banks (‘G-SIBs’), Domestic Systemically Important Banks (‘D-SIBs’), and ‘Other Non-Systemically Important Banks’?
      • Do you agree that stand-alone subsidiaries of G-SIBs with the same issuer ticker should be treated as G-SIBs?
      • Do you agree that bank branches should be classified according to their parent?
      • Do you agree with the proposed ‘Agencies’ classification update?
      • Do you agree with the proposal to add information on collateral status (Secured or Unsecured) to senior non-financial bonds?
      • Do you agree with the inclusion of payment-in-kind (PIK) bonds?
      • Should existing payment-in-kind (PIK) bonds be included or only new issuances from 2024 onwards?
      • Do you agree with the proposed inclusion of senior bank fixed-to-float bonds in iBoxx EUR Liquid High Yield?
      • Should existing senior bank fixed-to-float bonds be included or only new issuances from 2024 onwards?
      • Do you agree with the proposed methodology updates to the iBoxx USD Emerging Markets Sovereigns and iBoxx USD Emerging Markets Corporates (Non-Sovereigns) index families?
      • Do you have any comments to any of the above questions that you would like IMBA UK to consider?

  • Please be advised that all comments from this consultation will be reviewed and considered before a final decision is made; however, S&P DJI makes no guarantee nor is under any obligation to comply with any of the responses. The survey may result in no changes or outcome of any kind. If S&P DJI decides to change the index methodology, an announcement will be posted on our website.


Processing ...