ISDA AGM Studio: Debbie Toennies and Jacques Vigner

Debbie Toennies, managing director and head of regulatory affairs for the Corporate and Investment Bank at JP Morgan, and Jacques Vigner, chief strategic oversight officer for global markets at BNP Paribas, talk to ISDA’s head of capital Panayiotis Dionysopoulos about the importance of harmonizing the Basel III capital rules across jurisdictions.

CDS Market Dynamics: Record 2025

Global credit default swap (CDS) market activity reached a record $41.8 trillion in 2025, surpassing the previous peak of $38.7 trillion in 2022. Index CDS drove the increase, accounting for 93.3% of total activity and reaching a record $39.0 trillion....

ISDA Letter to BCBS on RMA Models

On July 24, ISDA wrote to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to request guidance on how the proposed Risk Mitigation Accounting (RMA) model under International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9/IFRS 7 should be treated for prudential regulatory capital...