ISDA Chairman warns on derivatives rules

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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Eyeing the Basel III Finish Line

An effective regulatory capital framework relies on multiple ingredients, from appropriate drafting to rigorous testing and consultation. Even minor calibration distortions can inflate capital requirements, which could negatively affect the capacity of banks to support deep and liquid markets, with...

Joint Comment Letter on Basel III Endgame Proposal

The Institute of International Finance (IIF), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today submitted a joint comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the...