Robert Pickel, CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), sat down with John Lothian News Editor-in-Chief Jim Kharouf to talk about regulatory reforms, swap rules recently passed by the CFTC, the cost of regulation and the global picture for OTC derivatives.
Watch: Robert Pickel of ISDA Discusses Dodd-Frank & the Global Picture for OTC Derivatives
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