Video: ISDA Comments on Questions Regarding US Credit Event

David Geen, ISDA general counsel, talks about the possibility of U.S. credit default swaps being triggered in the event of a failure to reach a debt-limit agreement by August 2. He talks with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”Click to watch the video

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...