Episode 43: Spotlight on Clearing

Clearing of derivatives has been a key regulatory objective since the 2008 financial crisis, but proposed changes to US capital rules would make clearing much more expensive. Scott O’Malia discusses the implications with LSEG’s Daniel Maguire.

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ISDA Feedback on Identifying Reference Data

On July 20, ISDA submitted feedback to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on draft Level 3 guidance on several technical issues caused by the interaction of the recently adopted regulatory technical standard on derivatives transparency (RTS 2) and...

US Basel III Endgame 2026 Update

In March 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a new proposal for capital rules known as the US Basel III, based...

Episode 59: Reducing Burdens

As she nears the end of her term as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Verena Ross joins The Swap to discuss progress in simplifying and reducing the burden of EU financial regulation, including transaction reporting. Please view...