Trade Associations Send MIFIR Letter to ESMA

ISDA, AFME and GFXD have sent a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) laying out some key outstanding uncertainties in the Markets In Financial Instruments Regulation (MIFIR) post-trade transparency framework for investment firms from an over-the-counter derivatives perspective. This concerns are in addition to the uncertainty around the acceptable trading protocols for package orders containing a component subject to the trading obligation, and the territorial scope of MIFIR obligations, which ESMA are understood to be currently considering.

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ISDA AGM 2026: Amy Hong Remarks

ISDA Annual General Meeting April 30, 2026 Chair Remarks Amy Hong, ISDA Chair   Good morning, everyone. It’s a genuine pleasure to see both familiar and new faces here in Boston, one of the world’s great centers for asset management,...

ISDA AGM Studio: David Bailey

David Bailey, executive director, prudential policy, at the Bank of England, speaks with ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia about the UK’s approach to Basel 3.1, the impact of the revised US Basel III endgame on cross‑border consistency and the role of the...