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.

Addressing Termination Troubles

When Enron announced a shock $618 million loss on October 16, 2001, it took a further 47 days until it filed for bankruptcy. For Bear Stearns, it took 266 days between its bailout of a structured credit fund run by...