ISDA Insight

OTC derivatives end-users have played an important role at ISDA since our founding in 1985. Today, they are the largest category of ISDA’s membership, comprising about 40%. We want to know more about what end-users think.

To ensure that the Association understands and represents the views of this important constituency, we are launching an on-going research initiative in which we will periodically survey end-users regarding major issues and trends.

ISDA Feedback on Identifying Reference Data

On July 20, ISDA submitted feedback to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on draft Level 3 guidance on several technical issues caused by the interaction of the recently adopted regulatory technical standard on derivatives transparency (RTS 2) and...

US Basel III Endgame 2026 Update

In March 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a new proposal for capital rules known as the US Basel III, based...

Episode 59: Reducing Burdens

As she nears the end of her term as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Verena Ross joins The Swap to discuss progress in simplifying and reducing the burden of EU financial regulation, including transaction reporting. Please view...