ISDA AGM Studio: Jack Hattem and Sonali Das Theisen

Sonali Das Theisen, global head of FICC e-trading and markets strategic investments at Bank of America, and Jack Hattem, managing director in the global fixed income division at BlackRock, talk to Nick Sawyer, ISDA’s global head of communications, about how recent market stress events have affected trading and hedging strategies.

Safe, Efficient Markets for SFTs

Securities financing transactions (SFTs) – including repurchase agreements (repo), securities lending, buy/sell backs and margin lending – are foundational to the functioning of modern financial markets. They support the day-to-day distribution of liquidity, enable collateral to move efficiently across cash...

ISDA Recommendations to Simplify EU Regulation

On March 9, ISDA submitted a paper to the European Commission setting out focused proposals to improve the functioning of the EU regulatory framework for derivatives. The paper comprises eight targeted recommendations to simplify selected Level 1 provisions in a...