On October 25, ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia wrote to Chris Hayward, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, in response to its report with Oliver Wyman, Vision for Economic Growth, a roadmap to prosperity. The report captures the critical outcomes required to ensure the UK’s position as a leading global finance center. The letter proposes how the City of London Corporation, in partnership with UK authorities, can leverage ISDA’s work on digitization in the derivatives industry and the expansion of the voluntary carbon market.
Documents (1) for ISDA Letter on Vision for UK as a Global Finance Center
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