ISDA AGM 2019: Interview with Sébastien Raspiller, French Ministry of Economy and Finance

At its 34th Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong, ISDA caught up with Sébastien Raspiller, Head of Financial Sector Department, Directorate-General of the Treasury, French Ministry of Economy and Finance, and asked him: “What factors do you think financial institutions should consider when determining locations of their derivatives operations?”

Calibration Test – IQ September 2026

Calibrating capital requirements is a highly complex undertaking and getting it wrong can have serious consequences. Too much lenience might lead to banks holding insufficient capital to mitigate their risks. But excess conservatism can put balance sheets under strain, forcing...

Remove Bureaucracy from Cross-margin Approvals

Cross-margining programs play a critical role in financial markets. By ensuring margin requirements more closely reflect the actual risk of a portfolio of products, they reduce liquidity strain and improve market efficiency, both of which will become even more important...