Episode 27: Unexpected Events

From the war in Ukraine and surging energy prices to the sell-off in UK gilts and the impact on liability-driven investment funds, the past year has seen a succession of unexpected, market-moving events. ISDA’s Scott O’Malia and Eric Litvack look back at an astonishing year.

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Market Transformation – IQ May 2026

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, this year’s ISDA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in Boston, a city that played a prominent role in the American Revolution. In his opening remarks, ISDA chief executive Scott O’Malia drew a...

Letter to EC and ESMA on Derivatives Framework

On March 27, ISDA sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to highlight several technical issues arising from the interaction between the delegated regulation (EU) 2025/1003 on identifying reference data to...