Joint Trade Association Letter to Commissioner Barnier on Investor Choice

ISDA, AFME and eight other trade associations in a letter on the European Commission’s MiFID consultation to express support for the principle that regulatory intervention in a market should tend to support a widening of choice for investors – whether financial investors or corporate firms seeking to hedge risk – rather than the reverse.http://www.isda.org/whatsnew/pdf/Joint-trade-association-letter.pdf

How and Why Pension Funds Use Derivatives

With over $58 trillion in assets globally, pension fund managers are major participants in financial markets and play a vital role in helping to provide post-retirement incomes for plan employees. Meeting such an important goal requires careful consideration of investment...