Stephen O’Connor, ISDA chairman and a managing director at Morgan Stanley, tells the FT’s Michael Mackenzie that Dodd-Frank derivatives rules could impose different regulations across borders, which would impact banks caught in the middle and potentially be bad for liquidity.
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ISDA, FIA and SIFMA Letter on Sunset of Swaps LTR Rules (Part 20)
On May 20, 2026, ISDA, FIA and SIFMA submitted a joint letter to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to request the CFTC to sunset large trader reporting rules (LTR) rules for physical commodity swaps pursuant to Regulation 20.9.
ISDA-SIFMA Letter – CFTC-SEC Harmonization
On May 19, 2026, ISDA and SIFMA submitted a joint letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on SEC and CFTC harmonization, as part of the agencies’ Joint Harmonization Initiative which...
ISDA AGM Studio: Jim Byrd, RBC Capital Markets
Jim Byrd, global head, macro products, at RBC Capital Markets, joins the ISDA AGM studio to discuss the main risks and opportunities in the current trading environment and what needs to be done to avoid liquidity squeezes during periods of...
ISDA AGM Studio: Michelle Beck, FCA
Michelle Beck, director for wholesale buy‑side oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority, speaks with ISDA’s global head of public policy, Steven Kennedy, about the regulatory approach to systemic risk in non‑bank financial intermediation after a panel discussion on how robust...