Episode 12: Capital and the Pandemic

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Higher capital and liquidity requirements are widely thought to have helped banks weather the COVID-19 crisis, but do parts of the Basel III framework need to be reconsidered in light of the pandemic? Deutsche Bank group treasurer Dixit Joshi talks to ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.

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...

Joint Response on CCP Resolution

On September 7, ISDA and FIA responded to a Bank of England (BOE) discussion paper on central counterparty (CCP) resolution. The associations support greater clarity on valuation capabilities prior to a crisis scenario and the boundary between recovery and resolution,...